In what has now proved to be a blessing in disguise for Ugandan importers who have previously been let down by the tax collections body, Uganda Revenue Authority (URA), a story that this website published last Saturday with details of insider dealings that pitted taxpayers against the collectors led by the Customs Enforcement Team, has gotten attention from all sections.
The story that outlined the many ways URA officials were pushing importers to part with huge sums of money as inducement to avoid penalties for under declaration and the unwarranted forceful push for them (importers) to use particularly selected clearing agents is getting the ‘victims’ to talk.
On publishing the story, TrumpetNews was bombarded by testimonies from tax payers who said they had fallen prey to these uncanny ways from URA officials. They said the story was factual and highlighted the dark secrets many had been subjected to while doing business and paying revenue to the country.
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Our readers took to social media platforms to confirm that indeed its true the syndicate has for long existed at URA.
Below we bring you some of the readers and their comments.
Shisa Robert: Ssekandi William we do this all the time. Why pay 18 million taxes for bales of Chinese cloth when you can give them 5m and they allow you to pay
Ssekandi William: so longer as am to pay 20m and i end up paying just 12m yes am a beneficiary since even the taxes we pay just ends up in the pockets of just some family members.
Samuel Kabomboka: This vice has been in existence since time immemorial so nothing new.ANY CULPRITS APPREHENDED?
Koma Denis: This is actually a very common practice in the custom ……the investigations must go dipper……it’s done a lot
