Local musicians, promoters and partners on Thursday turned up in numbers at Hotel Africana to mark the International Music Day.
Local Musician Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi wine used to the platform to pour put his dissatisfaction with the tax collectors Uganda Revenue Authority together with Kampala Capital Authority for introducing tough policies that are eating into the industry.
“I used to sell a music album at fifty million shillings; but now, not any more. There’s a number of factors at play among them technological advancement. But even then the bills from URA keep going up.
Bobi wine also highlighted the charges introduced by KCCA on banners pinned in town which forced them to use their vehicles as part of advertising; only to hear recently that the authority was slapping a new tax on car branding.
“We were asked to pay 10,000 per day on each banner; once you have thirty of them that’s 300,000 and if you have put in place those banners before time you end up working for taxes” Bobi added
Bobi wine further blamed government for engaging artists in inactive forums only when the election period is approaching after forgetting them for so long.
Andrew Benon Kibuuka president for Uganda Performing Art association described the problem of ignorance among the artist as one of the major causes of losses to a number of them
In reply to the musician’s concerns, the URA Boss Mrs Doris Akol advised artists not to lose interest in paying taxes because it’s through taxes that can remain on its feet.
“I call upon all Artists to partner with us in popularizing the tax campaign in any form, either through composing songs which makes all people to love paying tax
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