Bya Madinah Nakiyemba @namunyenews
pulezidenti Yoweri Kaguta Museveni takkiriziganya na basubuuzi abagamba nti emisolo mingi mu ggwanga egibassibwako.
“Ekisooka okugamba nti emisolo mu Uganda gisusse. Kino si kituufu era y’ensonga lwaki ndi wano okwogera naawe,” bwe yagambye.
Pulezidenti bino yabyogedde ku Lwokubiri nga 7th May, 2024 bwe yabadde asisinkanye abasuubuzi okuva mu kibuga Kampala e Kololo mukisawe kya mefunga.
Pulezidenti Museveni okusisinkana abasuubuzi bano kiddiridde bano okwekalakaasa olw’ekyo kye baayise emisolo egitali gya bwenkanya egyabassibwako ekitongole ekisolooza omusolo ekya URA n’okussa mu nkola mu ngeri etali ya bwenkanya enkola ya Electronic Fiscal Receipting and Invoicing Solution (EFRIS).
EFRIS nkola ya otomatiki ey’okugoberera amateeka eyatandikibwawo ekitongole kya URA egenderera okukola ku kugaba n’okulondoola mu kifo ekimu invoice zonna ne lisiiti ezikolebwa abawi b’omusolo abalagiddwa mu Uganda.
Okusinziira ku Pulezidenti, enkola ya gavumenti ku misolo egenderere nnyo era mu budde obwabulijjo tebasolooza musolo ku ekyo “ekizimba Uganda” era bwe bakikola, bassaawo omusolo omutono.
Bwe twava mu nsiko, waaliwo omusolo mu kufulumya kaawa, gwayitibwa omusolo Ku by’amaguzi ebifulumizibwa ebweru w’eggwanga, omusolo ogwo twaguggyawo. Tewali musolo ku kutunda kaawa oba ekintu ekirala kyonna ekitundibwa ebweru ate nga NRM bwe yajja mu gavumenti, eyo ye yali ensibuko y’omusolo omukulu ogwa gavumenti. Ndaga omusolo gumu gwokka ku kintu ekiva mu Uganda. Kale mu Uganda tewali musolo ku bintu ebifulumizibwa ebweru w’eggwanga. Tewali musolo ku Bantu ssekinnomu(omusolo ogwomutwe), ekyo twakiggyawo,” bwe yagambye.
“Bwe ngula matooke okuva e Mbarara oba ekitundu ekirala kyonna eky’eggwanga, kye nneetaaga ye layisinsi era tulina entalo mu Kampala wano n’abantu abalina emisolo mingi gye bateekawo. Endowooza ya gavumenti eri nti ng’oggyeeko layisinsi, ebiva mu busuubuzi obw’omunda tebirina kusoloozebwa musolo. Nnali nfuna entalo ne gavumenti z’ebitundu ku musolo ogwassibwa ku basuubuzi ba gonja e Lukaya n’abo bonna ababadde bakola eby’obusuubuzi eby’omunda, tubadde tubalwanyisa. Tewali musolo ku bintu ebiyingizibwa mu ggwanga ku bintu ebireetebwa okuva mu kkolero lino munda mu Uganda n’okusuubula munda mu ggwanga. Era mu butuufu bwe nnali nneetegekera okujja wano, nnayogera n’omu ku bavubuka baffe.”
pulezidenti Museveni era ategeezezza abasuubuzi nti omusolo ogusoloozebwa ku bintu ebiyingizibwa mu ggwanga gwa abo bokka abayingiza ebyamaguzi mu Uganda.
Yayongedde okuwa abasuubuzi amagezi nti bwe baba baagala okuganyulwa mu bujjuvu mu bizinensi eno, balina okukola okulonda kw’ebitongole okutuufu okw’okwenyigira mu by’amakolero mu ggwanga n’okutunda ebweru w’eggwanga.
“Abasubuuzi ba bika bya njawulo. Waliwo abasubuuzi abo abagula ebintu byaffe ebikoleddwa mu ggwanga, abasuubuzi abatunda ebintu byaffe ebweru, n’abasubuuzi nga ggwe abayingiza ebintu mu Uganda. N’olwekyo bwe tuba tukubaganya ebirowoozo, tusaanidde okutegeera obulungi. N’olwekyo abasubuuzi b’omunda, abagaba n’abafulumya ebweru oba tebasasula musolo oba basasula emisolo emitono. Abatunda ebweru w’eggwanga tebasasula wadde n’akatono,” bwe yagambye.
“Naye n’abo abayingiza ebintu mu ggwanga, omusolo gusinziira ku by’oyingiza. Bw’oyingiza ebyuma eby’amakolero, tosasula musolo gwonna. Bw’oyingiza ebintu ebisookerwako, tosasula musolo. Waliwo bye tuyita ebintu eby’omu makkati, eyo osasula omusolo gwa East Africa ogwa bitundu 10 ku buli 100. Bw’oba oyingiza eddagala, mu kusooka tosasula musolo naye mu maaso bwe tunaatandika okwekolera eddagala, tujja kuba tulina okukuuma eddagala lyaffe nga tussa emisolo ku liyingizibwa mu ggwanga. N’olwekyo ensonga eri ku mmeeza kwe kuyingiza ebintu ebikozesebwa mu ggwanga ebitali ddagala, ebyuma, ebigimusa ate nga si bintu bya wakati. Kino kye twogerako. Era omusolo gwaffe ku bintu ebyo gukolebwa mu bugenderevu. Abantu bano [abakungu] be batakunnyonnyola bulungi era abakulungamya. Eno y’ensonga lwaki nsanyuse nnyo okubeera wano okukubaganya ebirowoozo nammwe.”
Pulezidenti Museveni yannyonnyodde nti giweze emyaka egisoba mu 60 bukya mawanga ga Afrika gafuna obwetwaze kyokka nga bangi bakyali mabega n’okutuusa leero era ekimu ku bizibu kwe kuyingiza ebintu mu ggwanga awatali kkomo (obutakoma).
“Essaati gye nnyambala ekoleddwa mu Uganda era bwe ngiyambala, ssente ezo ebitundu 100 ku 100 zisigala wano mu Uganda era kino nakyo kireetawo emirimu egy’emitendera mukaaga. Kati ggwe akola essaati ey’ekika kino okuva e China, bw’eba egula dollars 6 wano, value yokka gy’oyongerako kwe clearing and forwarding. Ebyo byonna bw’obiteeka mu ssente, oyinza okusanga ng’ebitundu 10 ku buli 100. Ebitundu 90 ku 100 eby’omuwendo gwaggwaawo era emirimu ne giggwaawo. Uganda ekozesa engoye za mita obukadde 276. Ekkolero nga Nytil likola mita obukadde 25 kale okusobola okutubikka obulungi, twetaaga amakolero 11 nga Nytil agakozesa abantu abasoba mu 1500 mu kkolero lyokka,” bwe yakkaatirizza.
Uganda esaasaanya obukadde dallala880 mu kuyingiza engoye. Ekyo kitegeeza nti ssente zonna (obukadde bwa dollal 900 ) zisaasaanyizibwa mu kuyingiza engoye. Eno y’ensonga lwaki tugamba nti tunaagenda mu maaso n’okuvaamu omusaayi guno okutuusa ddi? Eno y’ensonga lwaki tugamba nti, tusolooza omusolo okusobola okukubiriza abantu baffe okugula ebintu byaffe ebya Uganda tusobole okuggalawo eby’okuyingiza era bwe tuba ab’okuyingiza ebintu mu ggwanga, tuyingiza ebintu ebikulu ennyo ng’ennyonyi ze tutasobola kukola wano. Eno y’ensonga enkulu, ye, tunoonya misolo era tunoonya emisolo okuva mu bitundu okusinga “ebitusonseka omusaayi” n’ebyo ebituwa omusaayi, oba tetusolooza musolo oba okusolooza omusolo omutono.”
Pulezidenti Museveni alaze nti gavumenti ya NRM esobodde okuwandiisa obuwanguzi mu by’amata era mu kiseera kino, Bannayuganda basobodde okutandikawo amakolero n’okwongera omugaso mu mata n’ennyama y’ente.
“Kye tukoze ku mata, tusobola okukikola mu ngoye, amaliba n’ebintu ebirala. Kye njagala okulaba ggwe okutikkirwa okuva mu kuyingiza ebintu mu ggwanga okutuuka ku kukola ebintu wano. Twagala mukole bizinensi naye bizinensi ki? Okusanga weema zino zonna nga zijjudde abayingiza ebintu kiswaza. N’olwekyo, musango gwa bantu bo bano (abakulembeze). Tulina okutwala layini ya NRM ey’okwezimba tukomye omusaayi guno.”
pulezidenti Museveni naye yazzeemu okukitegeeza nti bulijjo gavumenti ewagira bamusigansimbi ba wano. Yayongedde okubawa omulimu gw’okwagala eggwanga n’okwaniriza bamusigansimbi abagwiira okukulaakulanya Uganda.
Ate Pulezidenti Museveni yagambye nti talaba ngeri yonna ya kusolooza musolo gwa mirundi ebiri ng’abasuubuzi bwe bagamba.
“Wano siraba kusolooza musolo gwa mirundi ebiri. Osasula omulundi gumu gwokka. Era tosasula munne kye yasasula edda, era kikuuma amakolero gaffe. Kati, ky’osaanidde okusoma n’abakulembeze bo n’abantu b’omusolo bye wayogedde ku EFRIS, nti tesobola kuzuula ani agula ku bbanja n’ani akola hawking, ne bakitwala nti buli omu agula ssente enkalu. Njagala abakulembeze bammwe n’abantu b’omusolo batuule balongoose ekitundu ekyo,” bwe yagambye.
“Nsomye, era siraba bulabe bwonna bwa VAT olw’ebigendererwa byaffe ebinene. N’olwekyo, omusolo guno ng’ekitundu kyagwo kwesigamye ku nfunda y’ebintu ebiyingizibwa mu ggwanga, sirowooza nti wandibadde okiwakanya. Wandibadde mukyamu singa okola bw’otyo. Kati ebibonerezo by’obutakola bulungi nabyo bikome, nabikomya. Saagala bibonerezo bino ebikambwe, abantu bayambibwe okutegeera enkola empya nga EFRIS.”
Minisita wa Kampala Capital City and Metropolitan Affairs, Hajjat Minsa Kabanda yeebazizza Pulezidenti Museveni olw’okuwa abasuubuzi abalumizibwa okutu okuwuliriza.
Ow’ekitiibwa, abasubuuzi bano tebagaanye kusasula musolo, baagala kukkiriziganya naawe n’ekitongole ekisolooza omusolo ekya Uganda Revenue Authority ensonga zaabwe zikwatibwe mu mukwano. Baagala okumanyisibwa, oluvannyuma lw’ekyo, bajja kusobola okukola ekintu kyonna nga bwe basabiddwa,” bwe yagambye.
Ssentebe w’ekibiina ekigatta abasuubuzi mu Kampala City Traders Association (KACITA), Dr. Thadeus Musoke Nagenda yeebazizza Pulezidenti Museveni olw’okubawa obudde okukubaganya ebirowoozo ku kusoomoozebwa okubakosa.
“Nga KACITA, tulina ekifo ku Presidential CEO Forum, naye tetukkirizibwa kuwaayo mu ngeri yonna ku forum eyo, y’ensonga lwaki olaba nga bizinensi nnyingi ziggaddwa,” Dr. Musoke bwe yagambye.
Dr. Musoke era ategeezezza Pulezidenti nti ng’abasuubuzi ba wano balina obusobozi era beetegefu okutandikawo amakolero kasita embeera y’okusiga ensimbi eba nnungi.
“Tuwagira bamusigansimbi abagwiira wano, naye bavuganya naffe. Ebyamaguzi byabwe babikolera wano, ffe tubigula naye era bajja mu katale ne bateekawo amaduuka okuvuganya naffe.”
Ono era alaze obweraliikirivu olw’okusoomoozebwa kwa bbanka z’ebweru eziziwa looni ku magoba amangi.
“Bbanka z’ebweru nazo zitunyiiza. Batuwa looni ku magoba amangi era olunaku we lunaggweerako ne batwala ebintu byaffe oluvannyuma lw’okulemererwa okusasula.”
Ssentebe w’ekibiina ekigatta abasuubuzi mu Uganda ekya Federation of Uganda’s Traders Associations (FUTA), Mw.
“Ow’ekitiibwa, tuli mu looni olw’emisolo mingi. N’enkola ya EFRIS si ya bwenkanya. Tekigendereddwamu ffe basuubuzi, kiteekeddwa kuba kya bakola,” Mwami Kabanda bwe yagambye.
Mungeri y’emu yasabye Pulezidenti okubasisinkana buli mwaka basobole okukwatagana mu ngeri ezimba ku bikwata ku bizinensi zaabwe.
Ssentebe w’ekibiina ekigatta abasuubuzi mu kibiina kya United Arcade Traders Entrepreneurs Association (UATEA), Mw.
“Ow’ekitiibwa, twagala okwetaba mu nteekateeka ng’ezo naye okubeera abeesimbu, tetuweereddwa mukisa olw’okusoomoozebwa okumu. Tulina obujulizi bwonna obuwagira bino,” bwe yagambye.
Omwogezi wa KACITA, Mw.Issa Ssekito yannyonnyodde lwaki EFRIS si nnungi mu bizinensi. Yagambye nti enkola eno terina kujulira (ku mukutu gwa URA) nga bw’oba olina ensobi gy’oyagala okutereeza, there’s no provision to help you do so.
Bbosa Ibrahim, nga mwogezi w’ekitongle ekisolooza omusolo ekya URA ategezeza nga bwebagenda okusomesa abasubuu upzi batya bwebayinza okusasula omusolo gwa EFRIS nga beyambisa Amasimu gasereza.
Ono era asambaze ebigambibwa nti bazimuula ekiragiro kyo mukulembeze we ggwanga bweyalagira ebikwekweto byokusolooza omusolo biyimirire mu Kampala nga oluvanyuma lwokusisinkana abakulembeze babasubuzi gyebuvudeko.
“Tewali tteeka ddungi mu nsi yonna nga tewali nkola ya kujulira,” bwe yagambye.
Olukiiko luno lwetabiddwako ne Ssaabaminisita, Rt.Hon. Robinah Nabbanja, Kaminsona General wa URA, Mw.John Musinguzi, n’abakungu ba gavumenti abalala.