Uganda, March 28 -- A proposal to waive a range of taxes for seven businesses met with resistance in Parliament yesterday when it emerged the Finance ministry may have smuggled unapproved companies onto the list.

The House Committee of Finance ejected officials from the Uganda Revenue Authority and the junior minister of Finance, Mr Henry Musasizi from a meeting when they failed to give a satisfactory explanation for the waivers and the additional, unapproved beneficiaries.

The committee chair, Mr Amos Kankunda, reminded the minister that Parliament only agreed to exempt taxes for Makerere Business Institute (MBI), Nkumba University, and J2E Investment Corporation Limited.

"You presented only three entities to Parliament, can you expla...