Taxes still giving traders in East Africa sleepless nights

Trade

The business community complained of tariff barriers at the 28th Uganda International Trade Fair. PHOTO | MORGAN MBABAZI | NMG

The business community in the region want taxes and protectionist laws reviewed to make their products competitive.

The complaints emerged at the end of a manufacturers exhibition last week in Kampala, during which they lamented taxation regimes, which are making it harder to sustain businesses.