Building of the oil pipeline, revamping the railway, easing of trade barriers, and a single East African identity card are among the decisions reached at during talks between the leaders of Uganda, Kenya and Rwanda on Tuesday.
Almost all shops in downtown Kampala remain closed as traders start their three-day strike. The traders want Government and Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) to remove the Pre- export Verification Conformity (PVoC). The PVoC programme is meant to guard against counterfeit goods on the local market.
The new taxes proposed in the 2013/2014 financial year are not the main drivers towards supporting the domestic budget, a top official at the Ministry of Finance says.
