Uganda, May 5 -- Parliament on Friday failed to make final deliberations on the government's five Tax Bills and determine fresh taxes to be implemented by the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024/2025.

The plenary sitting steered by Speaker Anita Among hit a snag after Mr Joel Ssenyonyi, the Leader of Opposition (LoP), amplified anomalies noted by the Shadow Finance Minister Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda and tax expert Nathan Nandala Mafabi (Budadiri West). The three arrested irregularities that contravened procedural sections stipulated in Section 76 of Public Finance Management Act.

The Bills that were meant to be processed, include the Excise Duty Amendment Bill, 2024, Tax Procedures Code Amendment Bill,2024, Stamp D...