Uganda: Trade minister accused of unfair policies on rice importation

Parliament has directed the Minister of State for Trade, Hon Harriet Ntabazi to withdraw her directive on what they termed, ‘unfair trade policy on rice importation’. On 21 April 2022, Ntabazi issued a directive to the Commissioner, Customs Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) where she directed the Authority to stop clearing Value Added Tax (VAT) exempted rice imports at the borders. This directive… Read more on https://africa-newsroom.com/press/uganda-trade-minister-accused-of-unfair-policies-on-rice-importation?lang=en