01 July 2020 – Deferred tax payments as part of COVID-19 relief package

Type of Intervention: Financial and Economic
Sectors Involved: Finance/Economy
Level of Jurisdiction: National
Lead People/Agency: Uganda Revenue Authority

Overview: Uganda Revenue Authority announces annual tax amendments including deferments of tax payment as part of COVID-19 economic relief efforts
Full details here: https://ura.go.ug/Resources/webuploads/INLB/Tax%20amendment%20boolet%20final%202020-2021-compressed.pdf

Type of Justification: No justification given
Evidence/Justification: It appears that as part of the annual tax amendments, specific amendments were made to respond to COVID-19 through the internal decision-making processes of the URA.