Museveni Signs VAT and NGO Amendment Bills into Law

Nineteen bills recently passed by Parliament have received the assent of President Yoweri Museveni. These comprise the bills for NGO amendments and VAT.

Nonetheless, he sent two bills back to Parliament for more review. These include the Higher Education Students Financing (Amendment) Bill, 2024, and the National Commission for UNESCO (Amendment) Bill, 2024.

The Value Added Tax Amendment Act 2024, which was signed into law, gives URA the authority to collect VAT on donated products or services that an employer provides to an employee. The President has also approved raising the threshold for obtaining a refund of overpayment tax from Shs5,000,000 to Shs10M. The government had first suggested raising the threshold to Shs50M, but lawmakers opposed the idea, claiming it would have a detrimental impact on companies.

The Non-Governmental Organizations Amendment Act 2024, which abolished the NGO Board and gave the Ministry of Internal Affairs responsibility for regulating NGOs’ activities, was also signed into law by President Museveni.

The Bills signed into law are:

🔺The Uganda Wildlife Authority (Amendment) Act, 2024
🔺The Uganda Registration Services Bureau (Amendment) Act, 2024…
🔺The Registration of Persons (Amendment) Act, 2024
🔺The Trypanosomiasis Control Council (Repeal) Act, 2024
🔺The Agricultural Chemicals (Control) (Amendment) Act, 2024
🔺The Children (Amendment) Act, 2024
🔺The National Youth Council (Amendment) Act, 2024…
🔺The Persons with Disabilities (Amendment) Act, 2024
🔺The National Women’s Council (Amendment) Act, 2024
🔺The National Council for Older Persons (Amendment) Act, 2024
🔺The Non-Governmental Organisations (Amendment) Act, 2024
🔺The National Library (Amendment) Act, 2024…
🔺The National Planning Authority (Amendment) Act, 2024
🔺The National Population Council (Repeal) Act, 2024
🔺The Physical Planning (Amendment) Act, 2024…
🔺The Value Added Tax (Amendment) Act, 2024
🔺The Tax Procedures Code (Amendment) Act, 2024
🔺The Stamp Duty (Amendment) Act, 2024
🔺The Income Tax (Amendment) Act, 2024
RETURNED
🔺The National Commission for UNESCO (Amendment) Bill, 2024
🔺The Higher Education Students Financing (Amendment) Bill, 2024.