Kampala, Uganda: President Yoweri Museveni has signed into law nine critical bills aimed at strengthening Uganda’s revenue collection and financing government operations for the new fiscal year.
The President confirmed assenting to the following pieces of legislation in a post via X (formerly Twitter) on Monday, June 30, 2025:
- The Value Added Tax (Amendment) Act, 2025
- The Stamp Duty (Amendment) Act, 2025
- The Excise Duty (Amendment) (No.2) Act, 2025
- The Tax Procedures Code (Amendment) Act, 2025
- The Supplementary Appropriation Act, 2025
- The Hides and Skins (Export Duty) (Amendment) Act, 2025
- The Income Tax (Amendment) (No.2) Act, 2025.
- The External Trade (Amendment) Act, 2025
- The Appropriation Act, 2025
The new laws are expected to facilitate the Uganda Revenue Authority’s efforts to widen the tax base, tighten compliance, and raise resources to finance government priorities, including infrastructure, health, and education.
While the President did not elaborate on the specific provisions in his post, some of the amendments, according to Ministry of Finance technocrats, introduce adjustments to tax rates, compliance procedures, and sector-specific levies, especially on imports, exports, and excisable products.
Fiscal analysts have described the approvals as timely, coming at the start of the 2025/2026 financial year, with the government facing pressure to mobilise more domestic revenue amid growing public debt and expenditure commitments.
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