The President approved the amendment of several taxation bills, introducing reforms to enhance revenue collection, starting 1 July 2025.
Uganda’s President assented to several tax amendment bills on 30 June 2025, which will take effect on 1 July 2025.
These amendments aim to boost the country’s revenue and introduce various tax reforms designed to enhance revenue collection for Uganda.
The amended bills that are signed into law are:
- Income Tax (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2025
- Value Added Tax (Amendment) Bill 2025
- Excise Duty (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2025
- Stamp Duty (Amendment) Bill 2025
- Hides and Skins (Export Duty) (Amendment) Bill 2025
- External Trade (Amendment) Bill 2025
- Tax Procedures Code (Amendment) Bill 2025
Earlier, Uganda’s Minister of Finance, Planning, and Economic Development presented the Tax Amendment Bills, 2025, on 27 March 2025, to Parliament for debate.
Prior to that, Uganda’s government enacted a series of amendments to various laws related to taxation, including the Income Tax (Amendment) Act 2024, the Value Added Tax (Amendment) Act 2024, the Tax Procedures Code (Amendment) Act 2024, and the Stamp Duty (Amendment) Act 2024.