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    But a Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) commissioner, Richard Kamajugo, said there are already discussions on harmonization. "The debate is should Kenya increase her VAT figures or should Uganda, Rwanda and Tanzania come down? The withholding tax at 6% is tagged to levels of compliance. It is a penalty for non compliance" said Kamajugo. Businesses interviewed across the region during the research also complained about the slow process of claiming duty draw back or tax returns, a process that remains quite cumbersome and unnecessarily long. Full Article at AllAfrica.com
    The debate is should Kenya increase her VAT figures or should Uganda, Rwanda and Tanzania come down? The withholding tax at 6% is tagged to levels of compliance. It is a penalty for non compliance
    SOURCE: AllAfrica.com 4 weeks ago
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Uganda: Four Years of Customs Union - Trade Up By 49 Percent
  1. An evaluation of the implementation and impact of the East African Community Customs Union.
    SOURCE: AllAfrica.com 4 weeks ago
  2. In particular (these disparities increase the cost of compliance, affect the decisions by investors with regard to where to invest and where to source finance
    SOURCE: AllAfrica.com 4 weeks ago
  3. For the three years from 2005/2006 to 2007/08 revenue from import duties grew annually at an average rate of 61.9%.
    SOURCE: AllAfrica.com 4 weeks ago
  4. While Kenya is still in the lead, starting with 2006, there was a sharp increase of exports to all the four countries
    SOURCE: AllAfrica.com 4 weeks ago
  5. An evaluation of the implementation and impact of the East African Community Customs Union
    SOURCE: AllAfrica.com 4 weeks ago
  6. Over the years, the main export destinations have been Kenya and Rwanda. Even then, exports to Rwanda have been declining and started to grow in 2002. This means there was a lot of dependence on the Kenyan market as the export destination
    SOURCE: AllAfrica.com 4 weeks ago
  7. For instance, Tanzania is also in the Southern Africa Development Cooperation (SADC). You cannot belong to two customs unions
    SOURCE: AllAfrica.com 4 weeks ago
  8. These disparities in the tax regimes result into distortions and have a negative impact on cross border business activities
    SOURCE: AllAfrica.com 4 weeks ago

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