Gov’t Tables UGX 4.8 Trillion Supplementary Appropriation Bill

The Minister of State for Finance- General Duties, Henry Musasizi, has tabled before Parliament the Supplementary Appropriation Bill, 2025, aimed at allocating up to 4.8 trillion Shillings to critical priorities, including defense, security, and infrastructure.  

Musasizi tabled the Bill during Thursday’s plenary sitting chaired by Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa.  

The biggest portion of the funding in the Bill is allocated to the State House, with 374 billion Shillings in recurrent allocations, 189 billion for the Ministry of Defense, 137 billion for security, 16 billion for foreign missions, and 152 billion for the National Council of Sports.  

The National Identity and Registration Authority (NIRA) is allocated 208 billion for identity card upgrades, 1.2 trillion for local governments, 246 billion for the Ministry of Energy, and 60 billion for Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA).  

The Minister also tabled several Tax Bills aimed at enhancing revenue collection and streamlining tax administration. These include the Tax Procedures Code (Amendment) Bill, 2025, the Excise Duty (Amendment) (No.2) Bill, 2025, and the Supplementary Appropriation Bill, 2025.  

The Excise Duty (Amendment) (No.2) Bill, 2025, introduces revisions in tax rates for various goods and services, including cigarettes, beer, fruit juice, motor fuel, and plastic products. A key provision allows businesses to recover excise duty on damaged, expired, or obsolete goods.  

Among the notable proposed changes is the tax on locally manufactured soft cap cigarettes being revised to 65,000 Shillings per 1,000 sticks, while imported brands will attract 150,000 Shillings per 1,000 sticks. The excise duty on gasoline is set at 1,650 Shillings per liter, while diesel will be taxed at 1,380 Shillings per litre. Plastic bags and sacks under specified tariff codes will attract a duty of 2.5 percent or US Dollars 70 per tonne, whichever is higher.  

The Tax Procedures Code (Amendment) Bill, 2025, seeks to enhance tax administration by imposing stricter compliance measures and improving tax enforcement mechanisms.  

"The amendments will streamline revenue collection and reduce tax evasion, ensuring that every taxpayer contributes fairly to national development," reads part of the Bill.  

Tayebwa referred the various Bills to the Committees on Budget and Finance for scrutiny. The Committee is expected to report back to the House on the Supplementary Appropriation Bill.