{UAH} Mr. President how can a country develop with flimsy tax policies and trading irregularities

Mr. President

Just recently you ordered the PM to "stop" different taxation of low
income earners.
Luckily I had just completed supervision of students doing field
studies of this very subject.

Example:

1. Taxi (Matatu) in Kampala makes about UG 250000 -300000 shs a day –
of which 70000-90000 goes to the taxi owner. The rest goes for fuel
and the driver and conductors share between UG 30000 -50000 sh
2. Nakasero market vendor pays no tax at all but sells the same goods
and services as a person renting on: Ntake, Kagimu or Sudir building
just a few meters away. This applies to all markets in the country
subject to your earlier directive. For instance a merchandise trader
in Nakasero, an old cloth trade in Owino, a furtinure seller in
Nsambya pays no taxes irrespective of daily volume of their trade
ranging UG 50000 shs and UG 600000 shs per day for market traders and
furniture trades respectively.
3. Majority business in Uganda as it is Kampala pa a flat fee (monthly
trading licenses) ranging between UG 260000 – 360000 shs) irrespective
of gross income. However those with established i.e. registered
business have to pay income taxes.

I decided to supervise the students sine I needed to understand
whether Uganda had a enough funds to run the country or not.
I now understand that Uganda Tax revenue have a thorough knowledge of
this sector which
is in total confusion as per the above directives.

Notice that the largest trading sector is land but land brokers and
agents are not registred and do not pay any taxes despite huge income.

My question then Mr. President;

a. Do you have adequate information about Ugandans incomes
b. Do you have adequate information about Ugandan's ability to pay taxes?
c. Do you feel Uganda revenue Authority has the ability to make
informed judgment about difference tax regimes
d. Don't you feel your directives are undermining state agencies to
make right decision based on empirical data they have at their
disposal?
e. How are local governments running government business without
adequate financing?

Remarkably – the above categories have no basic;

i. Healthy insurance
ii. Not registered with NSSF
iii. Have no pension what so ever
iv. No home support (slum development all over the country)
v. Pay a minimum of at least UG 200000 shs for their ids education

Taking Kampala as a reflection of Kampala I am now asking how can a
country develop with such flimsy tax policies and trading
irregularities?

Bwanika


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Bwanika Nakyesawa Luwero

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