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Uganda: Govt Drops Some Mobile Money Transaction Taxes
East African, 17 July 2018
President Yoweri Museveni's government has agreed to drop three of four levies it had imposed on mobile money transactions -- depositing, sending, receiving and withdrawing cash. Read more »
Ugandans Will Now Pay Less For Mobile Money
Uganda's Cabinet has agreed to cut taxes for withdrawals on mobile money transactions. The mobile money and social media taxes came in to effect on July 1, causing an outcry among users.
ICT and National Guidance Minister Frank Tumwebaze says that the decision meant that Uganda's drive towards achieving a cashless economy remained on track.
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