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Museveni calls 1% mobile money tax a mistake, orders for refund of deductions

First, President Museveni reduced the mobile money tax from the initial 1% of all transactions to 0.5% on transactions other than deposits. Now, he's explained his directive - calling the 1% levy a "mistake" and ordering a refund for those taxed at that rate
A mobile money agent in Gulu, Northern Uganda