By mugisa geofrey on June 12, 2018
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Business & Finance, Business news
Member countries of the East African Community are preparing to simultaneously table the 2018-2019 Budgets in their respective parliaments. In Uganda, finance minister Matia Kasaija will present a 30.9 trillion Uganda shilling (USD$8 billion) budget. Sarah Logan an Economist, at the International Growth Centre examines the economic context of Uganda’s annual budget and the associated challenges. What is the […]
By Gerald Businge on June 7, 2011
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Business & Finance, Business news, Featured, Latest Uganda News, Live Coverage, Media Gallery, Politics
The five East African community member states Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzani and Kenya will on Wednesday simultaneously read their 2011/2012 national budgets in their respective parliaments. All the five EAC member states are expected to announce business incentives that promote regional integration and reflect the motives of the Customs Union that the five countries embarked […]
By Gerald Businge on July 4, 2010
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Business & Finance, Business news, Latest Uganda News
A Lecturer at Makerere University, Prof Augustus Nuwagaba has criticized the government for always making what he called highly theoretical budgets. This comes hardly a month after the reading of the National Budget of Uganda for the financial year 2010/2011 by Finance Minister Syda Bbumba, which though revealed that Uganda’s economic growth had continued to […]
By Gerald Businge on June 10, 2010
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Latest Uganda News, Politics
The president of Uganda Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has indicated that the government will set up a uniform education structure in the country to help reduce the problem of unemployment, improve the literacy levels in the country and improve access to education. While reacting to the budget speech read by Uganda Finance minister Syda Bbumba […]
By Gerald Businge on June 10, 2010
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Latest Uganda News, Politics
Minister Syda Bbumba The Minister of Finance Planning and Economic development, Syda Bbumba has said that the government has already budgeted for the increment of salaries of civil servants in key strategic areas. He says the salaries of scientists, teachers, health workers and low cadre staff in the security service will be increased by […]
By Gerald Businge on June 10, 2010
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Business news, Featured, Latest Uganda News
Uganda finance minister says Uganda oil going to be a blessing The Uganda minister of finance Hon. Syda Bbumba has indicated that the recent discovery of oil in the Albertaine region of western Uganda will be a blessing to the country’s economy because of the good oil management systems the government is putting in place. […]
By Gerald Businge on June 10, 2010
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Agriculture, Latest Uganda News
The government of Uganda has announced increased investment of the agriculture sector in order to boost food security, improve agriculture productivity and increase incomes for most Ugandans, 75% of whom are employed in the agriculture sector. The Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Syda Bbumba said the government is allocating more funding this 2010/2011 […]
By Gerald Businge on June 10, 2010
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Business news, Latest Uganda News
The Uganda Revenue Authority is expected to collect 5,344 billion shillings in the 2010/2011 financial year which will fund more than 60% of the 2010/2011 budget for Uganda. The Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Syda Bbumba says the government of Uganda will not introduce any new taxes but provide stability for the business […]
