Uganda, April 20 -- Uganda's national Treasury is currently targeting additional taxes to help the taxman meet a Shs30 trillion target for the upcoming financial year. The Treasury is in a cash-crunch to meet both its current deficit budget and its upcoming 2024/2025 fiscal year Budget that is just a few weeks away from reading.

The public is deeply concerned about the government's plan, though, with traders-who met President Museveni yesterday-and manufacturers raising the most alarm. The government needs an extra Shs5.64 trillion to fund its Shs58.3 trillion Budget for the fiscal year 2024/2025.

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This would have been simpler if its tax collectors were bringing in enough money, but ac...