East African Gazette
Kampala
Tradesmen and other stakeholders have been warned not to politicize tax revenue collections, following the third day of the traders’ protest against the Uganda National Revenue Authority’s (URA) use of the Electronic Fiscal Receipting and Invoice Solution (EFRIS) to collect value-added tax from their enterprises.
The Parliamentary Trade Committee’s deputy chair, Mwine Mpaka, stated that it is regrettable that some individuals mistakenly believe EFRIS to be a tax and that this indicates a deficiency in knowledge regarding this system.
He noted that since a similar system is implemented in other country, there is a need to understand the best implementation methods and challenges of the system implementation.
Despite the attendance of other state ministers for Trade and Finance, Wilson Mbadi and Francis Mwebesa, respectively, the committee called the finance minister, citing it as a matter of policy.
Amos Kankunda, the committee’s chair, stated that politicizing tax income collecting will have an impact on the nation’s progress and quality of services.