- President Museveni maintains use of Electronic Fiscal Receipting and Invoicing Solutions (EFRIS) for VAT collections
- Advises Uganda Revenue Authority to suspend fines for non-compliant traders and encourage dialogue
- Meeting between President and business community aims to address concerns with EFRIS system
- Museveni instructs URA to meet with business leaders to solve inconsistencies with automation
- Advises URA to be flexible with traders, allowing the use of cheaper options like mobile phone technology for reporting
- Proposes another meeting with traders on June 20 to discuss agreements between traders’ leaders and URA
- URA considering intensified sensitization of traders about taxation, as many do not understand Value Added Tax
- Some traders express disagreement with meeting outcome, expected suspension of system announcement
- KACITA chairperson to meet with traders to decide on a way forward
Source: independent.co.ug
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