And finally… I’ll tax your tweet
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Uganda has approved plans for a social media tax in order to clamp down on gossip.
President Yoweri Museveni pushed for the new 200 shilling (4p) daily levy on people using platforms like Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp.
The Excise Duty (Amendment) Bill will come into effect from 1 July, the government says.
In a letter sent by President Museveni to Finance Minister Matia Kasaija in March, the tax is justified because the revenue will help the country “cope with consequences of olugambo “.
He argued against a general tax on Internet data as it is also useful for “educational, research or reference purposes”.
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