He added: "We may have a tax but how will it be collected? We depend on telecom companies to collect taxes. So we need to set up infrastructure to help the government collect this tax. At the moment no one knows the money we collect from mobile operators." The World Bank estimates that Uganda loses more than $ 300 million through corruption and targets.
Ugandans spend more money to find out what's going on in the technology world.Social media users have criticized the government's move to impose more tariffs on social media with rights activists and opposition leaders claiming the move violates human rights. Similarly, they complain that tariff increases are a burden on citizens.Increased tariffs on social networksUnder the deal, the Museveni government plans to raise Shs. 400 billion (Uganda) and Shs. 1.4 trillion (Ugandan) from social network users.Also, new standards will be set for internet users for study and research activities and these services will not be tax free.Social network users spend more on accessing the service.However, "Olugambo" on social media (ie comments, insults, chats) and Google advertising will be taxed. Under the scheme, users of WhatsApp, Skype, Viber, Twitter, etc. will be charged a fee of UGSh. 100 daily and enabled the government to collect UGSh. 400 billion more every month.
The head of state said his government had taken the same step after it was discovered that Ugandans were using their phones to browse social media instead of making regular phone calls.
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