I must start this with a caveat: I was the Chairman of Uganda Development Bank Limited from 2012 to 2018. My views may therefore be biased but then again who is not biased in one way or another? Last week…
Continue readingAcademics (especially economists) are accused of being indecisive. They will talk of ‘many hands’ or assumptions and leave you with no clear answer. I find myself in that exact position after last week’s very short history of taxation. The argument…
Continue readingIt is that time of year when our planning authorities are busy reviewing, refining and crafting new tax measures. There have been several proposals that have now been put out in the public space and it is opportune to refresh…
Continue readingLast week a one Aliaune Damala Badara Akon Thiam came calling. Akon, as he is famously referred to, is according to Wikipedia, a Senegalese-American singer, rapper, songwriter, record producer, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and actor from New Jersey. Many of us came…
Continue reading