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The Uganda Revenue Authority has noted that there is a lot of data in Uganda that research has obtained, though it is underutilized. Speaking at the dissemination of two research papers at the Protea Hotel Kampala on Wednesday, the Commissioner for Information Technology and Innovations, Robert Mutebi (@rmutebi), said that Uganda has a lot of data that the country is only learning to structure in order to derive insights that inform decisions. “We have a lot of data and we are only learning how to structure it. We are building infrastructure for that and investing quite a lot of money into this effort now. But we need to be able to again move beyond just having the data to derive insights that inform decisions everywhere and in real-time,” said Mutebi. He applauded @UNUWIDER for collaborating with URA to establish a research lab that was launched in May 2022. “My joy is that you are supporting us to build the right pipelines for this economic data that could be reused for different purposes. We think that it can help not only URA but also the @BOU_Official, @mofpedU, and the National Planning Authority- @NPA_UG ,” he emphasized. Mutebi added that URA is leveraging the opportunities for research with various partners to get insights that can inform policy and administrative reforms, thus impacting taxpayer compliance and revenue mobilization. URA Supervisor Research and Revenue Modelling, @NicholasMusoke1, presented a research paper titled “Did Uganda’s corporate tax incentives benefit the Ugandan economy or only the firms?” in which he said that most entrepreneurs have not taken advantage of the incentives while large firms have greatly benefited. He revealed, however, that tax holidays in 2021 led to the foregoing of revenue amounting to UGX 156B. “Our findings indicate that the revenue forgone due to special tax holidays varies throughout the sample period, and in 2021, this amount stood at UGX156 billion, equivalent to approximately 0.11 percent,” said Musoke. Read full story at: https://t.co/Tfkz447e4a #FairTaxation #DRMProgramme

URAuganda's tweet photo. The Uganda Revenue Authority has noted that there is a lot of data in Uganda that research has obtained, though it is underutilized.

Speaking at the dissemination of two research papers at the Protea Hotel Kampala on Wednesday, the Commissioner for Information Technology and Innovations, Robert Mutebi (@rmutebi), said that Uganda has a lot of data that the country is only learning to structure in order to derive insights that inform decisions.

“We have a lot of data and we are only learning how to structure it. We are building infrastructure for that and investing quite a lot of money into this effort now. But we need to be able to again move beyond just having the data to derive insights that inform decisions everywhere and in real-time,” said Mutebi.

He applauded @UNUWIDER for collaborating with URA to establish a research lab that was launched in May 2022.

“My joy is that you are supporting us to build the right pipelines for this economic data that could be reused for different purposes. We think that it can help not only URA but also the @BOU_Official, @mofpedU, and the National Planning Authority- @NPA_UG ,” he emphasized.

Mutebi added that URA is leveraging the opportunities for research with various partners to get insights that can inform policy and administrative reforms, thus impacting taxpayer compliance and revenue mobilization.

URA Supervisor Research and Revenue Modelling, @NicholasMusoke1, presented a research paper titled “Did Uganda’s corporate tax incentives benefit the Ugandan economy or only the firms?” in which he said that most entrepreneurs have not taken advantage of the incentives while large firms have greatly benefited. He revealed, however, that tax holidays in 2021 led to the foregoing of revenue amounting to UGX 156B.

“Our findings indicate that the revenue forgone due to special tax holidays varies throughout the sample period, and in 2021, this amount stood at UGX156 billion, equivalent to approximately 0.11 percent,” said Musoke.

Read full story at: https://t.co/Tfkz447e4a

#FairTaxation
#DRMProgramme

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UNU-WIDER @UNUWIDER

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@NicholasMusoke1 @URAuganda Panel on corporate income tax: Robert Luvuma @URAUganda and Liam Carson @IGC_Uganda agree that Uganda should keep the digital tax, but consider the rate. https://t.co/13Wf3MFTuA #fairtaxation #SDG17 #DRMprogramme

UNUWIDER's tweet photo. @NicholasMusoke1 @URAuganda Panel on corporate income tax: Robert Luvuma @URAUganda and Liam Carson @IGC_Uganda agree that Uganda should keep the digital tax, but consider the rate. https://t.co/13Wf3MFTuA
#fairtaxation #SDG17 #DRMprogramme https://t.co/el4U1cfoKP

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UNU-WIDER @UNUWIDER

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‘A majority of companies in Kampala are not paying taxes to the city, even though they might pay to @URAUganda, mostly those located in areas with poor public infrastructure.’ @Kylemcnabb on study using research lab data: https://t.co/83InszBvmZ #fairtaxation #SDG17 #DRMprogramme

UNUWIDER's tweet photo. ‘A majority of companies in Kampala are not paying taxes to the city, even though they might pay to @URAUganda, mostly those located in areas with poor public infrastructure.’ @Kylemcnabb on study using research lab data: https://t.co/83InszBvmZ #fairtaxation #SDG17 #DRMprogramme https://t.co/yqSYj4DXFd

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Uganda Revenue Authority

@URAuganda

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Happening now! URA in collaboration with @UNUWIDER have organised a research dissemination workshop currently underway at Protea Hotel by Marriott, Kampala- Uganda. This workshop presents recent policy- relevant research findings utilising the URA firm panel, dataset constructed from administrative Corporate Income Tax (CIT) returns and firm registration data. Learn more about the event: https://t.co/KY5WYdhbFt Join the event: https://t.co/HGM16r4xNh #FairTaxation #DRMProgramme