The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) plans to recruit 1,260 new staff members to strengthen its tax collection efforts, focusing particularly on high-net-worth individuals in industries like construction, transport, and professional services. This initiative is part of a broader strategy to increase revenue and lessen reliance on external funding while also addressing corruption within revenue collection processes.
To support these efforts, the URA has introduced several legislative proposals aimed at improving tax administration. The Income Tax Amendment Bill No.2 2025 seeks to update income tax regulations, while the Excise Duty Amendment Bill No.2 2025 aims to revise excise duty laws.
Additionally, the Value Added Tax Amendment Bill 2025 proposes adjustments to value-added tax policies, and the Tax Procedures Court Amendment Bill 2025 focuses on refining tax procedure frameworks.
Other bills include the Stamp Duty Amendment Bill 2025, which targets changes to stamp duty regulations, the Hides and Skins Export Duty Amendment Bill 2025, addressing export duty laws, and the External Trade Amendment Bill 2025, which aims to modify external trade policies.
For the 2024/25 national budget, the URA is tasked with collecting 31.574 trillion Ugandan shillings in taxes, marking an increase of 1.9 trillion shillings from its current target. Meanwhile, the government has scaled back its budget for the 2025/26 financial year to 57.441 trillion shillings, emphasizing key priorities such as peace and security, infrastructure development including roads and railways, and electricity provision.
