The MPs observe that Clause 4 of the Agreement infringes on the exercise of the functions of Parliament in article 79 of the constitution of Uganda and is therefore, illegal, unconstitutional and unlawful, and puching for the same deal would show the people who "exactly the enemy is."
Hannington Makubya, the Chairperson Kalangala fisheries Union, says that since they were tasked to pay income tax, many fishermen have failed to register for Tax Identification Number-TIN.
The campaign masterminded by Uganda Youth Network UYONET, Action Aid and the Civil Society Budget Advocacy Group-CSBAG targets a minimum of 5 million signatures to facilitate a petition against the proposal embedded in the Income Tax amendment Bill 2016.
Augustine Abaho, a resident of Kashaki Village in Buhara parish describes the move by the legislators to exempt their allowances from income tax as betrayal. He says it is unfair for the legislators who earn a lot of money to exempt themselves from taxes and shift the burden to low income earners.
