Kampala — State House yesterday poured cold water on MPs' tax exemption deal, warning politicians that any attempts to block the 2016/17 budget will be considered "treasonable".
A senior official told Daily Monitor that the President "cannot not be held at ransom" by the lawmakers and refuted claims that he had given tacit approval for this deal.
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