Bwanika to scrap agricultural taxes

Sironko.

The People’s Development Party presidential candidate, Dr Abed Bwanika, excited people of Sironko District last week when he promised to scrap tax on agricultural inputs.

While addressing different rallies in Sironko, Dr Bwanika (below) said government’s failure to scrap tax on agricultural inputs has left millions of Ugandans stuck in poverty.

“Scrapping taxes on agricultural inputs, is my first priority in order fight poverty,” the three-time presidential candidate told a rally in Budadiri Town Council.

Dr Bwanika is currently campaigning in Bugisu sub-region and has promised to eliminate fake agricultural inputs from the market.
“Sub-standard inputs and equipment must not be allowed but the current government is just watching,” he added.

Dr Bwanika pledged to allocate 15 per cent of the national budget to agriculture and provide a cow to each household to boost food security and fight poverty.

“My government will solve the electricity problem by constructing solar power panel plants which will generate power,” he said.
He said hydro-power is too expensive for majority of Ugandans and solar energy would be the most affordable by the poor in the villages.