President Museveni has created a new unit to supervise Uganda Revenue Authority (URA).
State House said the new entity will be known as the “State House Revenue Intelligence and Strategic Operations Unit.”
Its main task is to “do an oversight on Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) operations and fight corruption within the tax administration system,” according to a statement from State House sent to ChimpReports on Friday.
The President has also appointed Mr. David Kalemera as a Senior Presidential Advisor and Head of the Unit.
State House said the creation of the unit will “help the Government close revenue leakages and boost tax collection.”
Kalemera recently said, “all parasites will soon be exposed because there is a lot of taxes the country is losing due to fraud maneuvers and undue influence aided by some corrupt people in the tax administration system.”
The development comes weeks after President Museveni warned of tax leakages.
“There are also some indications that there is massive tax evasion. Uganda’s GDP of US $55bn, should be giving us 20% in taxes. This would be US$11bn or Ug.Sh.48 trillion. Our real budget without debt payments is Ug. Sh.56 trillion,” said Museveni on June 24, 2024.
“Therefore, the thieves are parasites that must be stamped out, and the indisciplined are saboteurs of our fast development and must also be stopped,” he added in a statement posted on X platform.
“This year, our economy grew by 6%. It will grow in double digits if we stamp out thieves and the indisciplined,” he added.
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