Bill Progress

Object of the Bill

The object of this Bill is to amend the Excise Duty Act, 2014, Act No.11 of 2014 to provide for a refund of duty on excisable goods which are convened into healthcare or medical products; to amend Schedule 2 of the Excise Duty Act 2014 and to enhance excise duty in respect of certain excisable goods including soft cap cigarettes, hinge lid cigarettes, cigars, cheroots and cigarillos containing tobacco, smoking tobacco whether or not containing tobacco substitutes in any proportion, hornogenised or reconstituted tobacco, ready to drink spirits, cement, motor spirit (gasoline), gas oil (automotive, light, amber for high speed engine), cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose in solid form, motor vehicle lubricants, sugar confectioneries (chewing gum, sweets and chocolates), and to remove excise duty on specialised hospital furniture and international incoming calls.

Other Attachments

1 Excise Duty (Amendment) Act 2016.pdf
Title: Excise Duty (Amendment) Act, 2016
Author: Parliament of the Republic of Uganda
2 FPED3-16-Report on the Excise Duty (Amendment) Bill, 2016.pdf
Title: Report on the Excise Duty (Amendment) Bill, 2016
Author: Parliamentary Committee on Finance, Planning and Economic Development.
3 FPED3-16-Report on the Reconsideration of the Excise Duty Amendment Bill, 2016.pdf
Title: Report on the Reconsideration of the Excise Duty Amendment Bill, 2016
Author: Parliamentary Committee on Finance, Planning and Economic Development.
4 RETURN OF THE EXCISE DUTY (AMENDMENT) BILL 2016 FOR RECONSIDERATION 11-05-2016 Laid Document.pdf
Title: Return of the Excise Duty (Amendment) Bill, 2016 for Reconsideration
Author: State House

The Excise Duty (Amendment) Bill, 2016

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

Committee: The Committee on Finance, Planning and Economic Development

Start

10/03/2016

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.

14/04/2016

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.

14/04/2016

14/04/2016

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. On the 10th of May 2016, the bill was returned to Parliament by the President for reconsideration.

16/05/2016

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.

16/05/2016

28/05/2016

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 28/05/2016

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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