Judiciary warns against donor dependence

Justice Bamwine

The Judiciary is willing to help the tax body increase its revenue collection on the grounds that it is time the country washed her hands off the donor dependence.

According to Principal Judge Yorokamu Bamwine, the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) on its own cannot take on this challenge of ensuring 100 per cent revenue collection. 

Speaking at URA workshop on emerging trends in tax law and tax administration at Lake Victoria Serena Resort yesterday, Justice Bamwine, said URA and the tax tribunal cannot succeed in executing their mandates without the support of the other state agencies, including the Judiciary. Read more