COVID- 19 Impact and Recovery
My mind was evoked by the traumatic recent past years at the sight of a young lady trekking the sidewalks of the city. It seems it was slowly becoming history. By the mention of the word “mask”, I guess we…
A Brief View of the Uganda National Budget FY 2022/23
On Tuesday 14th of June, the minister of Finance Matia Kasaija read the National budget planned for the FY 2022/23. We look through some spot outs of what it is, what it entails, and its effects on the economy and…
Moving subsistence households to the money economy: Why Uganda’s Parish Development Model (PDM) is far from achieving intended results
As an extension of the government’s approach to sustainable and inclusive development as envisaged under the National Development Plan III (2020-2025), approved January 30th, 2020 by the Parliament of Uganda, the Parish Development Model (PDM) Programme was launched by the…
Uganda’s Rising Debt
Most countries at one time borrow; this is usually because of the complexity and increased demand for better goods and services amidst changing roles of government and limited tax resources in relation to the planned public expenditures. While it is…
The implications of the budget and tax amendments on Ugandans
As Uganda’s Budget has been numerically increasing over the years giving specific attention to unique needs per sector, it has however reduced from SHS 45 trillion in the FY 2020/21 to SHS 44.7 trillion in the FY 2021/22. The current…