President Yoweri Museveni has called for a review of the tax policy where private education institutions are exempted from paying taxes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Museveni said this during the launch of the Uganda Christian University (UCU) run on Saturday, 22 February 2020 in Mukono.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The run is aimed at raising money to support students who cannot afford the high tuition fees.
This followed a plea by the UCU Guild President, Timothy Kadaga who said that high taxes imposed on universities lead to high fees which are not affordable to many students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00a0Museveni said the funds meant for these high taxes can be used to improve the curriculum of these institutions with emphasis on science based courses. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhy Tax universities? I don\u2019t think taxing universities is a good idea. Let them use the money to develop their science laboratories and other projects,\u201d Museveni said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00a0Museveni added that exemption of private universities and other education institutions from Value Added Tax among others will not only ease Uganda Christian University\u2019s financial tension but will also be an answered query for many other institutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The President added that government will help rebuild the Bishop Tucker Road that leads to the university and install streetlights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI have among others used the road and it\u2019s bad.\u00a0 I will send my people to assess the situation so that we can work on the road,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He also said he would look into a UCU land wrangle which the Deputy Vice chancellor (DVC), Finance and Administration, David Mugawe had brought to his attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Museveni pledged Shs80million and handed over Shs30million in cash to the Guild in support of the cause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga welcomed the idea of the students\u2019 annual run to raise tuition fees for the needy students saying it was a noble cause by the students. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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