President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has signed into law nine critical bills aimed at strengthening Uganda’s revenue collection, expenditure control, and trade governance for the 2025 financial year. The assented bills include both tax-related amendments and expenditure frameworks.
Among the bills signed is the Appropriation Act, 2025, which authorizes government spending for the new financial year, and the Supplementary Appropriation Act, 2025, which regularizes additional expenditures made beyond the initially approved budget. These acts are vital for funding government programs and services.
In a move to bolster domestic revenue mobilization, the president also signed into law several tax amendment bills, including the Value Added Tax (Amendment) Act, 2025, the Stamp Duty (Amendment) Act, 2025, the Excise Duty (Amendment) (No.2) Act, 2025, and the Tax Procedures Code (Amendment) Act, 2025. These aim to improve tax compliance, adjust rates, and plug loopholes in tax administration.
In the trade and export sector, two additional bills were passed: the Hides and Skins (Export Duty) (Amendment) Act, 2025, which regulates export duties on raw materials, and the External Trade (Amendment) Act, 2025, intended to streamline Uganda’s international trade policies in line with regional and global standards.
The signing of these laws signals the government’s commitment to fiscal discipline, enhanced domestic resource mobilization, and promotion of value-added trade. The newly enacted laws come into force as Uganda prepares to implement its 2025/26 national development priorities.
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