URA given Shs36 trillion revenue collection target for FY2025/26

Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has been given a target to collect over Shs36.71 trillion in 2025/26 financial year to finance the government activities.

This is higher than the Shs31.369 trillion the Authority is meant to collect in the current FY2024/25.

The revelation was made by Henry Musasizi, the Minister of State for Finance, while appearing before Parliament’s Finance Committee, where he had led the team from URA to present the Authority’s 2025/26 Ministerial Policy Statement.

Musasizi’s remarks were in response to concerns raised by some MPs on the discrepancies in figures presented by URA on the revenue target, which seemed to be lower than the target contained in the Appropriation Bill 2025.

Minister Musasizi clarified, “The resource envelope as presented by the Commissioner General of Shs35.692Bn this is as per the second Budget Call Circular, before the new tax measures were adopted. The new projection which I presented in the House is Shs36.71Trn the one which came with the budget and this came after factoring in the projected revenue.”

During the meeting, URA’s  proposal to spend over Shs18.2 billion on medical expenses in the 2025/26 financial year, came under scrutiny, with Enos Asiimwe (Kabula County) wondering if this money also caters for medical insurance or it is just for the purchase of medicines at URA offices. 

“When you look at each department, they have an allocation of medical expenses for employees and specifically medicines and assorted items. Do we have in-house clinics or this is also part of insurance? On the second page, you can see insurance services budgeted at Shs18.2 billion. So, I was seeking clarification whether medical insurance is not part of the first budget of Shs18 billion,” said Asiimwe.