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This poll has completed. It ran from Sept. 22, 2014, 11:17 a.m. through Sept. 29, 2014, 10:29 a.m.
Do you agree with the Minister of Finance’s decision to tax agricultural inputs?
Background
During the 2014 budget reading, a
tax was proposed on all agricultural inputs and all tax exemptions were removed
on agricultural products. Members of the civil society have described the Finance
Minister’s proposal as likely to burden small scale farmers, and lead to an
increase in food costs.
Members of the civil society
petitioned the Speaker of Parliament on August 26th 2014, saying
that taxing agricultural inputs is inconsistent with government’s position to
modernize agriculture. The taxes will discourage the enhancement of
agricultural production.
However, since agriculture
employs the largest share of the population, technically speaking it would also
bring in the most taxes which could be used to benefit the country at large.
Question:
Do you agree with the
Minister of Finance’s decision to tax agricultural inputs?
A. Yes:
It will help the country to have enough revenue to address other important
service delivery sectors
B. No.
It will make the agricultural sector decline and worsen food insecurity and
conditions of small scale farmers in Uganda.
C. Any
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