Uganda: 'National Budget Loaded With Wasteful Expenditure'

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The 2017/2018 National Budget is already here. In the next 12 months, government needs to raise Shs29 trillion, with Uganda Revenue Authority expected to collect at least Shs15 trillion domestically. Ismail Musa Ladu spoke to the Civil Society Budget Advocacy Group Budget policy specialist David Walakira about the the Budget. Below are the excerpts.

How would you describe the 2017/18 Budget?

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