Winning the Anti-Tadooba Tax Campaign Battle
Convinced that the tax on kerosene would be a burden to the low ncome earners in the country especially the women that bare the face of poverty, Forum for Women in Democracy embarked on a country wide campaign to have this tax scrapped.
The response was overwhelming; out of the 17,000 signatures FOWODE targeted, 27,572 were collected physically and online with participation from people around the world supporting this cause.
"It is so important to me to object the tax on kerosene because first I grew up from the village and used to kerosene/paraffin to revise books in the night so I know the impact this tax would cause on the children in rural areas, secondly most of my family members rely on kerosene for lighting and above all I am a concerned citizen of Uganda who minds about the vulnerable groups of people therefore I cant allow the tax on kerosene as this would be complete manipulation of the vulnerable poor men and women." Olivia Awori a Kampala resident said after signing the change.org Anti-Tadooba Tax petition
As a result, parliament rejected the proposed tax on paraffin and accused the government of being ‘oblivious to the needs of low-income earners,’ especially in the countryside. According to the daily monitor, Parliament, however, maintained the increase of excise duty of Shs50 on petrol and diesel to increase revenue collections. This measure is expected to raise an additional Shs60 billion to help the government finance 81.8 per cent of the budget.
Shadow finance minister Geoffrey Ekanya presented a minority report, rejecting the proposed return of excise duty of Shs200 on Kerosene and accused the government of being insensitive to the poor communities.
FOWODE is determined to continue to advocating for a just and fair society. She shall not be silent when the rural woman has to bear the burden of the nation on her shoulders
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| Lina Zedriga and Sophie Kyagulanyi preparing to hand over the petition to parliament |
"It is so important to me to object the tax on kerosene because first I grew up from the village and used to kerosene/paraffin to revise books in the night so I know the impact this tax would cause on the children in rural areas, secondly most of my family members rely on kerosene for lighting and above all I am a concerned citizen of Uganda who minds about the vulnerable groups of people therefore I cant allow the tax on kerosene as this would be complete manipulation of the vulnerable poor men and women." Olivia Awori a Kampala resident said after signing the change.org Anti-Tadooba Tax petition
As a result, parliament rejected the proposed tax on paraffin and accused the government of being ‘oblivious to the needs of low-income earners,’ especially in the countryside. According to the daily monitor, Parliament, however, maintained the increase of excise duty of Shs50 on petrol and diesel to increase revenue collections. This measure is expected to raise an additional Shs60 billion to help the government finance 81.8 per cent of the budget.
Shadow finance minister Geoffrey Ekanya presented a minority report, rejecting the proposed return of excise duty of Shs200 on Kerosene and accused the government of being insensitive to the poor communities.
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| Children in Luwero signing the anti-kerosene tax petition |
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