Uganda, March 24 -- Jinja City Council has cut its budget for the 2024/2025 Financial Year, citing inadequate local revenue collections from property taxes, among other challenges.

Jinja City Council Secretary for Finance Twaha Waniala said there is a budget cut from Shs59.8b in the current FY2023/2024) to Shs54.9b for the next FY starting June.

According to him, the council failed to collect income per the ending year's revenue projections due to "technical challenges, including the failure by property and hotel owners to take records of their visitors."

These, he said, said cannot be tracked by the finance department.

"Very many hotels in Jinja City don't register records of their visitors and I pray the government comes out with en...