Parliament on Tuesday passed the controversial Excise Duty Amendment (No.2) Bill, 2018 which provides for the amendment of the Mobile Money tax of 1% on all transactions to 0.5% on withdraws.
The Bill was tabled by government through the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, David Bahati in July. It followed implementation of a 1% tax on Mobile Money transactions (sending, receiving and withdraw) which was strongly opposed by the public, politicians and traders involved the Mobile Money business.
Government later subdued to the pressures and Cabinet directed that the 1% tax be revised downwards to 0.5% and that the levy be placed only on withdraws. It is these reforms that led to crafting of a new Bill which was passes today.
In the ruling NRM itself, many MPs were last week on Thursday hellbent on voting to have the tax repealed all together. President Yoweri Museveni would later summon the NRM caucus (yesterday) in what appeared to have been an attempt to get them back in line.
Museveni believes that the tax will boost domestic revenue and that it will check the telecom companies which have for many years, according to him, under declared their revenue.
On Tuesday, after almost an hour of the voting exercise, a total of 288 votes were cast with 124 voting for the removal of the tax while 164 voted against it.
Below is how the respective MPs voted
Ababiku Jesica – No
Abacacon Charles – Absent
David Abala – Yes
Cathbert Abigaba – No
Achen Christine – Absent
Remegio Achiya – No
Achia Teres – No
Sarah Opendi – No
Lucy Achiro – Yes
James Acidri – Yes
Julius Bua – No
Anne Adeke – Yes
Hellen Adoa – No
Moses Adome – Absent
Lilly Adong – Yes
Abbas Agaba – Absent
Maria Gorette Agiro – No
Paul Akamba – Yes
Prossy Akampulira – Yes
Franca Akello – Absent
Lucy Akello – Yes
Rose Lilly Akello – Absent
Sylvia Akello – Absent
James Akena – Yes
Anthony Akol – Yes
Maxwell Akora – Absent
Lawrence Akunguzibwe – No
Vilolet Adome Akurut – Absent
Margaret Aleper – No
Tom Aza – Absent
Moses Ali – No
Alion Yorke – Absente
Santa Alum – Yes
Alupo Faith – Absente
Judith Alyek – No
Agnes Amede – Absent
Susan Amero – Yes
Monicah Amoding – Yes
Anita Among – No
Betty Among – Absent
Jacquline Amongin – No
Paul Amoru – No
Doreen Amule – No
Fred Angella – Absent
Angudru Moses – Absent
Fredrick Angura – No
Evelyne Anite – No
Anyakin Esther – Absent
Joshua Anywarach – Yes
Silas Aogon – Yes
Bett Aol – Yes
Rama Jaquiline – No
Gabriel Ajedra – No
Herbert Ariko – Yes
Arinaitwe Rwakajara – Absent
Alinda Gordon – Absent
Asaba Paul – Absent
Hellen Asamo – Yes
Evelyne Asiimwe – Absent
Elly Asiku – No
Brenda Suubi – Absent
Bernard Atiku – Yes
Beatrice Anywar – Absent
Atim Ongom – Yes
Cecilia Ogwal – Yes
Atuhairwe Jacklet – Absent
Etiang Stella – Absent
Jane Pacuto – No
Betty Engola – No
Ayak Rose – No
Ayebazibwe Justine – No
Micheal Ayapa – No
Ayo Tonny – Yes
Dothy Azaire – No
Baba James – Absent
Babadiri Margaret – No
Babirye Judith – Absent
Babirye Kityo – No
Mary Kabanda – Absent
Veronica Babirye – Absent
Aggrey Bagiire – No
John Bagoole – No
Baguma Splenza – Absent
David Bahati – No
Nambooze Betty – Absent
Charles Bakabulindi – Yes
Moses Balyeku – No
Betty Muzanira – Yes
Bangirana Kawooya – Absent
Andrew Aja – Yes
Chris Bartyomunsi – Absent
Basalirwa – Yes
Baseke Fred – Yes
Bategeka Lawrence – No
Saida Bumba – Absent
Josephine Beerona – Absent
Norah Bigirwa – Absent
Bintu Jalia – No
Mukitale Steven – Absent
Nanyondo Birungi – Absent
Sam Bitangaro – No
Lawrence Biyika – Absent
Bukenya Micheal – No
Mary Karooro – No
Tom Butime – No
Nsaba Buturo – No
Bwiino Fred – No
John Byabagambi – No
Abraham Byandala – No
Alex Bakunda – No
Flavia Byekwaso – No
Sam Byebisho – Yes
Robert Centenary – Yes
Rukiya Chekamondo – No
Lydia Chewel – No
Chelimo Reuben – Absent
Evelyn Chemutai – Yes
Sam Cheptoris – No
Dhamuzubgu Geoffrey – No
Zaitun Driwaru – No
Simon Dujangu – Absent
Mark Angel – No
Musa Echweru – No
Jennifer Nantume – Absent
Kenneth Esiangu – Yes
Cosmas Elotu – No
Isaac Etuka – Absent
Kaps Fungaroo – Absent
Gafabusa Muhumuza – Yes
Bennis Ssozi – Absent
Francis Gonahasa – Yes
Guma Gumisiriza – No
Gume Fredrick Ngobi – Absent
Hashim Suleiman – No
Ikojo John Bosco – No
Ilukor Charles – No
Veronica Esala – No
Isaac Musumba – No
Tophace Byagira – Absent
Herbert Kabafunzaki – Absent
Rose Kabagyenyi – Absent
Sheila Mwine – No
Micheal Kabaziguruka – Absent
Kafeero Ssekitoleko – Absent
Jackson Kafuuzi – Absent
Moses Gume – Absent
Kahima Moses Mugabi – No
Hellen Kahunde – Yes
Aston Kajara – Absent
Kazungu Apollo – No
James Kakooza – No
Joseph Kakooza – No
Christopher Kalemba – Absent
Kyomukama Kaliisa – Absent
Hanifah Kawooya – No
Ssengo Emmanuel – No
Andrew Kiiza – Absent
Kamara John – Absent
Pamela Kamugo – Yes
Ephraim Kamuntu – Absent
Kamussime Caroline – Absent
Pentagon Kamusiime – Yes
Stephen Kangwangye – No
David Karubanga – No
Gerald Karuhanga – Absent
Elizabeth Karungi – Absent
Matia Kasaija – No
Moses Kasibante – Yes
Atwooki Kasirivu – No
Robert Kasolo – Absent
Ibrahim Kasozi – Yes
Joseph Kazoosi – Absent
Kasule Robert – No
Patrick Kasumba – No
Joy Katali – Yes
Kato Lubwama – Yes
Katoti Hatwib – No
Katumba Wamala – No
Abdu Katuntu – Yes
Hood Katuramu – Absent
Katusabe Atkins – Absent
Ruth Katushabe – Yes
Oliver Katwesigye – Yes
Pauline Kemirembe – Yes
Grace Kesande – Yes
Justine Kayinza – Yes
Henry Kibalya – Yes
Ronald Kibuule – No
Kiize Ernest – No
Kiiza Stella – Absent
Kiiza Winfred – Yes
Kinobe Herbert – Absent
Kipterit Christopher – Absent
Kisa Stephen – Absent
Noeline Kisemera – No
Aboud Kitata – Absent
Mary Kitutu – Absent
Kiwanda Godfrey – No
Kiwanuka Keefa-Kiyingi – Yes
Kizige Moses – Absent
Lyandro Komaketch – Yes
Komuhangi Margaret – No
Ivan Koreta – Absent
Felix Kulaigye – No
Kumama Nsamba – No
Kunihira Agnes – Absent
Peace Kusasira – Absent
Pecos Kuteesa – No
Sam Kutesa – Absent
Grace Freedom – No
Robert Ssentamu – Yes
Amelia Kyambadde – Absent
Haruna Kyeyune – Absent
Lakot Suzan – No
Catherine Lamwaka – No
Lamwaka Margaret – Absent
Lanyero Molly – No
Peter Lokeris – No
Samson Lokeris – No
John Baptist Lokit – No
Abrahams Loki – Absent
Simon Lokodo – No
Lokoru Albert – No
Lokwing Hillary – No
Lowila – Yes
Medard Sseggona – Yes
Kenneth Lubogo – Absent
Nelson Lufafa – Yes
Amos Lugoloobi – No
David Lukyamuzi – Yes
Sam Lyomoki – Yes
Paulsen Luttamaguzi – Yes
Macho Geoffrey – Yes
Maganda Julius-No
Magyezi Raphael – Absent
Makumbi Kamya – Absent
Ishma Mafabi – No
Apollo Masika – No
Stephen Mayende – Absent
Muyanja Mbabali – No
Mbabazi Jenipher – Yes
Mbaju Jackson – Absent
Taban Christopher – Absent
Esther Mabayo – No
Mbeiza Margaret – Absent
Mbogo Kezekia – Absent
Mbwatekamwa Gaffa – Yes
Robert Migadde – Yes
Mirembe Lydia – Yes
Joyce Moriku – Absent
Mathis Mpugga – Yes
Mudokoi Fred – Yes
Kahondo Donozia – Yes
Peter Mugema – Yes
Milly Mugenyi – No
Mugoya Gaster – Absent
Roland Mugume – Yes
Muhanga Margaret – Absent
Muheirwe Daniel – No
Harold Muhindo- Yes
Julius Mukasa – Yes
Mukasa Muruli – Absent
Robinah Mukisa – Absent
Mukoda Zabwe – Absent
Francis Mukula – No
Mulindwa Isaac – Yes
Mubaraka Munyagwa – Absent
Eric Musaana – Yes
Henry Musasizi – No
Paul Musoke – Absent
Musoke Robert – No
David Mutebi – Absent
Noah Wanzala – No
Rose Muntonyi – No
Muwanga Kivumbi – Yes
Muyanja Johnson – Yes
Muyingo John – No
Mwesige Adolf – No
Mwesigwa Rukutana – No
Mwesigye Fred – No
Mwijukye Francis – Yes
Mwine Mpaka – Yes
Paul Mwiru – Yes
Judith Nabakooba – Absent
Nabayiga Aidah – Yes
Nabanja Robinah – Absent
Nabulindo Jane – Yes
Nabilah Nagayi – Yes
Naigaga Mariam – Yes
Moses Nagwomu – Absent
Najjuma Sarah – Yes
Lillian Nakate – No
Nakawunde Sarah – Yes
Nakayenze Connie – Yes
Nalule Sofia – Absent
Florence Namayanja – Yes
John Baptist Nambeshe – Yes
Stella Naume – No
Namuganza Percis – No
Bennie Namugwanya – No
Namujju Cissy – Yes
Grace Namukula Watua – Absent
Jenifer Namuyangu – No
Nandala Mafabi – Yes
Ruth Nankabirwa – No
Rosemary Sseninde – No
Nantaba Aidah – Absent
Veronica Nanyondo – Yes
Nawat Rosemary – No
Nayebarw Sylvia – Absent
Catherine Ndamira – Yes
Alex Ndeezi – No
Charles Ngabirano – No
Boaz Ninsiima – Absent
James Kaberuka – Yes
Wilfred Niwagaba – Yes
Nokrach Wilson – Absent
Nsama Patrick – Yes
Muhammad Nsereko – Yes
Simeo Nsubuga – No
Robert Ntende – Yes
Annet Nyakecho – No
William Nzoghu – Yes
Obaloker Onek Hilary – Absent
Obiga Kania – No
Markson Oboth – Absent
Obua Denis – No
Patrick Ocan – Yes
Ocan Peter – No
Julis Ocen – Yes
Odonga Otto – Absent
Jeje Odong – Absent
Odur Jack – Absent
Odur Jonathan – Yes
Apollo Yeri – Absent
Ali Ogama – Absent
Ogenga Latigo – Absent