Uganda, May 1 -- With a fiscal deficit of 5.6 percent in 2023, Uganda has increasingly turned to local resources to make up for revenue shortfall since the World Bank suspended funding last year over the Anti-Homosexuality Law.

Last month, traders in downtown Kampala protested against what they saw as high taxes and harsh enforcement tactics of the Uganda Revenue Authority.

Maria Jouste, who has researched Uganda's tax system, including its taxing of small businesses, compliance rate, and personal income taxes, answers four questions.

What were the recent protests about?

Last month, traders in Kampala began protesting against high taxes and enforcement strategies of the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA).

Similar protests were seen in Da...