国产精品99一区二区三_免费中文日韩_国产在线精品一区二区_日本成人手机在线

Africa  

Ugandan telecoms caution users on social media tax

Source: Xinhua   2018-06-28 00:17:02

KAMPALA, June 27 (Xinhua) -- Uganda's telecommunications companies on Wednesday said effective July 1, they will disconnect users of social media until they pay a new tax that government recently introduced.

Airtel, Africell and MTN in a joint statement said users can choose to pay the social media tax daily, weekly or monthly. The companies said upon payment, a user will be connected back.

The companies said payment can either be through MTN or Airtel Mobile Money Services.

Lawmakers in May passed a bill introducing an excise duty on social media platforms like WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, Skype, LinkedIn, and Viber. The tax comes into effect on July 1, 2018.

Government argued that the move is aimed at raising domestic revenue instead of depending on the increasing cost of foreign financing.

Earlier this month, civil society organizations and rights activists criticized the lawmakers for passing the controversial bill, saying it is unwarranted and unnecessary on tax payers.

Uganda has 23.5 million mobile phone subscribers, according to a recent report by Uganda Communications Commission, a state-run agency.

Editor: Mu Xuequan
Related News
Home >> Africa            
Xinhuanet

Ugandan telecoms caution users on social media tax

Source: Xinhua 2018-06-28 00:17:02

KAMPALA, June 27 (Xinhua) -- Uganda's telecommunications companies on Wednesday said effective July 1, they will disconnect users of social media until they pay a new tax that government recently introduced.

Airtel, Africell and MTN in a joint statement said users can choose to pay the social media tax daily, weekly or monthly. The companies said upon payment, a user will be connected back.

The companies said payment can either be through MTN or Airtel Mobile Money Services.

Lawmakers in May passed a bill introducing an excise duty on social media platforms like WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, Skype, LinkedIn, and Viber. The tax comes into effect on July 1, 2018.

Government argued that the move is aimed at raising domestic revenue instead of depending on the increasing cost of foreign financing.

Earlier this month, civil society organizations and rights activists criticized the lawmakers for passing the controversial bill, saying it is unwarranted and unnecessary on tax payers.

Uganda has 23.5 million mobile phone subscribers, according to a recent report by Uganda Communications Commission, a state-run agency.

[Editor: huaxia]
010020070750000000000000011105091372851391
主站蜘蛛池模板: 宝兴县| 清丰县| 太仓市| 溧阳市| 华亭县| 沙湾县| 麟游县| 富平县| 涪陵区| 洛阳市| 和平区| 仲巴县| 广灵县| 亳州市| 阜康市| 鸡西市| 革吉县| 台山市| 富平县| 巴青县| 云龙县| 哈密市| 晋江市| 黑山县| 大关县| 宣城市| 于田县| 平谷区| 丰镇市| 平江县| 博湖县| 洱源县| 奇台县| 汾西县| 汤原县| 康马县| 新巴尔虎右旗| 济阳县| 塘沽区| 奉化市| 沙洋县|