Bill Progress

Object of the Bill

The object of this Bill is to amend the Value Added Tax Act, Cap. 349; to restrict a taxable person from claiming input tax credit in respect of specific construction of commercial building; to exempt Islamic Development Bank from tax; to re require an owner of a commercial building to account for tax for each building separately; to provide for exemptions from tax for specified supplies and other related matters.

Other Attachments

1 Value Added Tax (amendment) Act, 2020.pdf
Title: Value Added Tax (amendment) Act, 2020
Author: Parliament of the Republic of Uganda
2 FPED3-20- Report on the Value Added Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2020.pdf
Title: Report on the Value Added Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2020
Author: Parliamentary Committee on Finance, Planning and Economic Development
3 CFI for the Value Added Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2020.pdf
Title: Certificate of Financial Implication
Author: Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development.

The Value Added Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2020

Sponsored By Hon. Matia Kasaija (Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development)

Committee: The Committee on Finance, Planning and Economic Development

Start

31/03/2020

First Reading/Committee

Bill is still at First Reading, the first reading being the first stage of a Bill passage through the Floor of Parliament and is usually a formality, it takes place without debate, and the first reading of a Bill can occur anytime in a parliamentary session.

15/04/2020

Second Reading

Bill is in the second stage. The second reading is the first opportunity for MPs to debate the main principles of the Bill. It usually takes place up to 45 days after the first reading.

15/04/2020

15/04/2020

Third Reading

Parliament is passing the Bill. The third reading is the final chance for the Members of Parliament to debate the contents of a Bill. Here debate on the Bill is usually short and limited to what is actually in the Bill rather than, as at the second reading, what might have been included.

26/05/2020

Presentation/Waiting Assent

Waiting for Assent. Bill is waiting for the President to assent to it. When the Floor of Parliament has passed a Bill, it shall be presented to the President, and the President shall declare either that he assents to the Bill or that he withholds assent.

26/05/2020

30/06/2020

Assented by President

The Bill is now an Act of Parliament. When a Bill has completed all its parliamentary stages on the floor of Parliament, it must have President Assent before becoming an Act of Parliament (law). President Assent is the State agreement to make the Bill into an Act and it is a formality.

End

Bill passed on 30/06/2020

The Bill is now an Act of Parliament. When a Bill has completed all its parliamentary stages on the floor of Parliament, it must have President Assent before becoming an Act of Parliament (law). President Assent is the State agreement to make the Bill into an Act and it is a formality.

Bill Withdrawn on 01/01/1970

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