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Africa-Press – Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>Several shops in Masaka City Tuesday remained closed as the traders\u2019 strike against Uganda Revenue Authority (URA)\u2019s tax system entered day two.<\/b><\/p>\n

In a strike started in Kampala, traders are against the Electronic Fiscal Receipting and Invoicing Solutions (EFRIS), a system which seeks to capture the exact sales and mandate them to pay taxes to the tax body,<\/p>\n

In Masaka City, shops along major streets like Horbert, Buddu and part of Elgin were affected by the strike on Tuesday but business along streets like Edward, Victoria, and Masaka\u2019s Kikuubo lane, which have a concentration of garment dealers, continued uninterrupted.<\/p>\n

The affected streets have a concentration of wholesale businesses and agro inputs.<\/p>\n

Kurayish Kaiza, a wholesaler in Masaka City, claimed many traders have abandoned their shops due to URA\u2019s unfair taxation regime leading to losses.<\/p>\n

\u201cAbout 13 wholesalers along Elgin Street have closed their shops in six months after making losses due unprecedented penalties imposed on them by URA,\u201d he alleged.<\/p>\n

Masaka City Traders Association (MACITA) spokesperson Joachim Kizito said \u201cthe strike will go on until they get an official communication from the government.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kizito noted that unlike the old systems of taxation, EFRIS makes it a must for the trader to have digital skills yet most of them are school dropouts struggling to make ends meet.<\/p>\n

\u201cImagine URA came up with a standard penalty of Shs6, 000,000 on any business owner who fails to embrace EFRIS, is that fair?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n

He also complained about Chinese investors who have opted to sell goods directly to final consumers, breaking the original chain of distribution of goods where wholesalers are involved.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have on different occasions complained to authorities about Chinese exploiters who masquerade as investors and explained to government how they affect our businesses, but they have turned a deaf ear, we are only left with one option- strike… We hope they will this time round listen and act,\u2019\u2019 he added.<\/p>\n

On Sunday, URA commissioner general John Musinguzi told Monitor<\/b> that they had engaged traders on how EFRIS works and its benefits.<\/p>\n

About EFRIS <\/b><\/p>\n

Under EFRIS, URA targets businesses with an annual turnover of at least Shs150million to register so that their sales and applicable tax obligations are monitored by URA in real time through a computer to computer system interface.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Masaka City Traders Association was formed in 2022 as an umbrella body to fight for the rights of traders in the area. It currently has a total of 219 registered members.<\/p>\n

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