The Commissioner General of the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) , John R. Musinguzi has vowed that the tax body he leads will mobilize enough revenue for national development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Speaking at the 2020 Taxpayers\u2019 Appreciation Ceremony held on Friday at Mestil Hotel in Kampala, he said , \u201cAt URA, we have renewed our commitment to leading Uganda to economic self-sufficiency status and we appeal to you all our esteemed taxpayers to commit to take this journey with us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe are deliberately reviewing, reforming, and revamping the way we have been working. A number of initiatives have been implemented to enable us transform the way we work and offer a better service to our clients. Over the years, there has been revenue growth year-on-year and we thank God for this achievement.\u201d <\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Despite the enthusiasm exhibited by Musinguzi, the country still cant fully fund its national budget meeting only 47% of the national budget requirements. To make matters worse , Uganda \u2018s Tax to GDP ratio is still at a paltry 13%. <\/p>\n\n\n\n This is below the average sub-Saharan African performance of 16%. Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) average is 34.3%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) average is 23.1%. Morocco, Seychelles, South Africa and Tunisia are at more than 25% Tax to GDP ratio.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Commissioner General of the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) , John R. 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