Currently, any company which seeks a permit to acquire or import a firearm pays Shs 1 million per year. A private security company also pays Shs 200,000 for an application to import or acquire firearms. Under private security organization licenses, a gun dealer's license costs Shs 144,000, but government wants this raised to Shs 200,000. Out of these, 16,000 are in the hands of private security firms, while 3,000 are with civilians. Value Added Tax on imported wheat grain has also been reinstated to promote local wheat growing in Uganda.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 21, 2017 05:15 UTC