Uganda Revenue Authority

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Uganda Revenue Authority
Agency overview
Formed1991;33 years ago (1991)
Jurisdiction Government of Uganda
Headquarters URA House, Nakawa, Kampala, Uganda
Employees2,900+ (2015) [1]
Agency executives
Parent agency Uganda Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development
Website www.ura.go.ug
Commissioner General Doris Akol, She replaced Allen Kagina, who retired after two consecutive five-year terms at the helm of URA. Akpol joined URA, as a Legal Officer in 1995 Commissioner General Doris Akol.jpg
Commissioner General Doris Akol, She replaced Allen Kagina, who retired after two consecutive five-year terms at the helm of URA. Akpol joined URA, as a Legal Officer in 1995

The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) is a government revenue collection agency established by the Parliament of Uganda. Operating under the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, the URA is responsible for enforcing, assessing, collecting, and accounting for the various taxes imposed in Uganda. [3]

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Location

URA's headquarters is located in a 22-storey skyscraper, known as Uganda Revenue Authority House (URA Tower), located at Plot M 193/4 Kinnawataka Road, Nakawa Industrial Area, in the Nakawa Division of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. [4] [5] The site is about 6.5 kilometres (4 mi), by road, east of the city center. [6] The coordinates of the agency's headquarters are 0°19'48.0"N 32°37'10.0"E (Latitude:0.330000; Longitude:32.619444). [4]

History

Allen Kagina was charged with eliminating corruption in the URA when she was appointed Commissioner General in 2004. Minister of Information Rose Namayanja said, "Under the leadership of Ms Allen Kagina, we have successfully cleaned URA and tax collections on a year-to-year basis have gone up. The situation is not as bad as it used to be." According to the Daily Monitor , this view was shared by the president of Uganda. [7]

Overview

In 1991, when URA was established, tax collection was 6.83% of GDP, amounting to UGX:133 billion. In 2015, taxes collected were 13% of GDP, amounting to UGX:11.2 trillion. URA targets to increase tax collection to at least 16% of GDP by 2020. [8]

Administration

On 29 March 2020, the President of the Republic of Uganda H.E. Gen. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni appointed John Musinguzi Rujoki as Commissioner General. He replaced lawyer Doris Akol who was appointed on 27 October 2014 by then Ugandan Finance Minister Maria Kiwanuka. [9] Allen Kagina who served at the helm of the URA for two consecutive five-year terms prior to Doris Akol before retiring. [10] To accommodate the majority of its staff in one location, URA built a 22-storey tower adjacent to its headquarters at Nakawa, completed in 2018, [11] and officially commissioned in January 2019. [12]

Commissioner Generals

The table below illustrates the Commissioner Generals of the authority since its inception in 1991. [13]

Commissioner Generals Uganda Revenue Authority Since Inception
RankCommissioner GeneralFromUntilNotes
1Edward Larbi Siaw19911997 [13]
2Elly Rwakakooko19972000 [13]
3Stephen Besweri Akabway20002001In Acting capacity [13]
4Annebritt Aslund20012004 [13]
5 Allen Kagina 20042014 [13]
6 Doris Akol 20142020 [13]
7 John Musinguzi Rujoki 2020present [13]

Board of directors

The government agency is supervised by a seven-person board of directors, who are appointed by the Ugandan minister of finance. [14] As of June 2020, the table below illustrates the composition of the URA Board of Directors.

Members of the Board of Directors of Uganda Revenue Authority
RankNamelRoleOther RolesNotes
1 Juma Kisaame Chairman Former CEO of DFCU Bank [2]
2 John Musinguzi Rujoki Commissioner-general [15]
3 Patience Tumusiime Rubagumya Board SecretaryURA Commissioner for Legal and Board Affairs [16]
4Ramatham GgobiSecretary to TreasuryPermanent Secretary of Ministry of Finance [14]
5Helen AwidiMember [14]
6Loy TumusiimeMember [17]
7Michael WamibuMember [14]

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  2. 1 2 Paul Ampurire (23 March 2020). "Former DFCU Bank MD, Juma Kisaame Is New Chair Of URA's Board". Kampala: SoftPower Uganda. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  3. ↑ Ismail Musa Ladu (7 June 2016). "Uganda revenue collection supressed [sic] by narrow tax base". Daily Monitor . Kampala. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Location of Headquarters of Uganda Revenue Authority" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  5. ↑ Pat Robert Larubi (5 December 2018). "URA Headquarters To Move Into New Building In January". Kampala: SoftPower Uganda.
  6. ↑ "Road Distance Between Central Bank of Uganda, Kampala Road, Kampala, Uganda and Uganda Revenue Authority Tower. Nakawa, Kampala, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved 12 August 2021.
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  8. ↑ Jonathan Adengo (7 October 2016). "URA Tasked To Increase Revenue To Shs34 Trillion". Daily Monitor . Kampala. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
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  12. ↑ Paul Ampurire (20 January 2019). "Museveni Commissions Shs139 Billion URA Tower, Talks Tough On Bureaucracy". Kampala: Softpower Uganda. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
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