A proposal for every mobile phone user in the country to pay an annual Shs5,000 tax for each handset was dropped by MPs yesterday as the House Budget Committee proposed new taxes, including annual inspection fees for all motor vehicles and a levy on mobile money deposit transactions. Proposals to either introduce new levies or raise current ones were justified by a need to widen the country’s tax base, the committee noted. Share with us your reaction to this development.
Posted on: Thu, 15 May 2014 07:47:20 +0000