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Africa-Press – Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>Economy<\/b><\/p>\n

Uganda\u2019s GDP per capita increased to USD 1,046 (Shs3.7 million) per person per year, according to Finance Minister Matia Kasaija.<\/p>\n

The size of economy expanded to Shs162.1 trillion (USD 45.7 billion).<\/p>\n

Inflation rose from 2.7 per cent in January 2022 to 6.3 per cent in May 2022.<\/p>\n

The shilling depreciated by 1.7 per cent in three months to June 2022 and by 6.7 per cent against the dollar between June 2021-June 2022.<\/p>\n

Revenue collection FY2021\/22: Shs22.425 trillion, shortfall of shs939 billion.<\/p>\n

Taxation<\/b>
\nBudget allocations FY2022\/23<\/b><\/p>\n

To enhance anti-corruption drive: Justice, law and order: Shs1.432 trillion<\/p>\n

Resource envelope<\/b><\/p>\n

Total revenue: Shs48, 130.7 billion<\/p>\n

Domestic revenue: Shs30, 797.3 billion; (63% of total resource envelope) of which tax revenue is 23,754.9 billion and Shs1, 795.9 billion is non-tax revenue<\/p>\n

Total expenditure: 48,130.7 billion, less domestic debt refinancing and Appropriations in Aid amounting to Shs39, 884.2 billion.<\/p>\n

At the end of December 2021, total public debt stock: Shs73.5 trillion; External debt stood at shs45.72 trillion; Domestic debt stood at 27.77 trillion<\/p>\n

Nominal debt to GDP ratio of 49.7 per cent<\/b><\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Uganda<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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