Uganda to impose tax on WhatsApp, Facebook users

Uganda has imposed a controversial tax on people using social media platforms such as Facebook, WhatsApp, Viber and Twitter in a move to curb "gossip" and raise revenue
Uganda has imposed a controversial tax on people using social media platforms such as Facebook, WhatsApp, Viber and Twitter in a move to curb “gossip” and raise revenue, the media reported. According to the new Excise Duty (Amendment) Bill, to be in effect from July 1, a fine of 200 shilling ($0.05) daily would be imposed on people using these platforms, the BBC reported late on Thursday.
The country’s President Yoweri Museveni who had pushed for the changes in the social media law back in March argued that social media encourages gossip. In a letter to Finance Minister Matia Kasaija, Museveni insisted that the revenue collected by the social media tax would help the country “cope with consequences of olugambo (gossiping).” The revenue raised is also intended to help pay off of the country’s growing national debt, the report said

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