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OFFICE LOCATION
Luwum Street Luwum Street Plot 12, City Center Complex
Building, 3rd Floor Suite No. C18
P.O.Box 7238, Kampala, Uganda
Tel: +256 41 256740,Mob. +256-71-268924
Fax: +256 41 256740
E-mail: n_tapo@yahoo.com
MISSION |
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Protect Taxpayers legal rights
- Join
anti-corruption crusade
- Lower
taxes, simple tax system, less waste and bureaucracy
- Contest
illegal and informal revenue collections
- Mobilize
taxpayers’ block voting to promote efficient,
transparent and accountable leadership.
- Monitor
and evaluate government and donor funded projects
- Advocacy
of fundamental human rights, freedom and citizen
duties
- Sensitize
taxpayers and circulate tax literature.
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Helped to resolve 4800 Traders’ licence/permit
disputes of over assessment cases
- Monitoring
and evaluation reports of government and donor
funded projects
- Enlisted
among top key players in Ugandan Civil Societies
- Enlisted
with Anti-Corruption Coalition-Uganda as a legal
entity
- Several
meeting with government and World Bank officials
for observation and comments on turn key projects
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OFFICES
Headquarters and one reference point person in
each district to co-ordinate down to grass roots
FOUNDERS
Mr. Joseph Kasibante and 7individuals
ACTIVITIES/SERVICES
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- Influencing
and ensuring proper assessment of taxes/trading
licence fees/rates
- Participates
in radio and TV talk shows
- Registers
taxpayers’ complaints with relevant
authority for arbitration
- Circulation
of local and international tax tips and
tax literature
- Annual
awards of merit Certificates to top 200
top taxpayers
- Presentation
of awards/certificates to fiscally active
legislators
- Challenging
bad tax policies through litigation and
petitions
- Research,
civic education/sensitization
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The Executive Director General-Joe Kasibante,
(seated)and the Director-Administration-Rogers
Kato reading exciting news on the internet |
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PUBLICATION
Articles in the national newspapers and brochures
MEMBERS
25,100 individuals including legal entities
MEMBERSHIP FEES
US $10, $100 for individuals and associations;
US $500 (founders club and over, as special contribution.
No fee for honorary members
BUDGET
US $300,000 FY 2004
FINANCING SOURCE
Donations and membership from individual associations,
companies and donor agencies
WORLD TAXPAYERS ASSOCIATIONS MEMBERSHIP:
2003
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR GENERAL
Joseph Kasibante (founder)
Tel:+256-41-256740
Mob: +256-71-268924
E-mail: jkasibante@taxpayersuganda.org
http://www.taxpayersuganda.org
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR GENERAL (ADMINISTRATION)
Roger Kato (Founder member)
Tel: +256 41 256740
Mob: +256-71-975130
rkato@taxpayersuganda.org
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