Uganda’s social media tax bill
By Guardian Exclusive
05 June 2018 |
3:37 pm
Uganda's parliament has passed a bill slapping a new tax on social media users. Users of platforms like Whatsapp, Facebook, Skype etc. will now have to pay 200 Ugandan shillings ($0.027) per day.
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