• Uganda’s Economy grew by 6.3% in past financial year
• Total Resource Envelope for 2011/2012 is 9,840 billion shillings of which domestic revenue 6,330 billion (71%) donor funds 2,900 billion (29%).

Priorities

i. Infrastructure Development in Roads, Railways and Energy;

ii. Enhancing agricultural production and productivity;

iii. Employment Creation, especially for the Youth, Women and in Small and Medium Enterprises; and

iv. Human Resource Development, and

v. Improving Public Service Delivery.

Increased

• Levy on hides and skins doubled to $0.8 per kg from $0.4
• Sh96b more for drugs
• Sh24b more for maternal and reproductive care
• Sh58.8b more for universal education up to A-level and Business and Vocational education
• Sh44.5b for creating jobs
• Sh5b for irrigation and water harvesting
• Sh2b for rehabilitation of small warehouse around the country
• Sh200m for preparatory work of restocking north and north east
• Sh133b for commercialization of improved seeds and planting material
• Sh43b for maintenance and rehab of Kla roads
• Sh1,219.41b for transportRemoved
• Supply of solar energy VAT exempt
• Removal of VAT on ambulances
• Reduce excise duty on sugar by 50%
• Removal of excise duty on paraffin
• Import duty on hoes down to 0% from 10%
• Import duty on food supplements down to 10% from 25%
• Remove import duty on pre-mixes for animal and poultry feedsCUTS ON PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
• 50 % cuts in advertising in budgets for ministries and agencies
• 30% cuts in workshop, travel, vehicle, printing and stationary, entertainment and welfare and newspapers
• Freeze government vehicle purchases
• Forensic audit on government salaries, wages and pensions

·  Ensuing savings 40 billion shillings

Also see

Uganda 2011/2012 budget speech as Word Doc

Live Coverage of Uganda 2011/2012 Budget speech reading

President Museveni speech at reading of 2011/2012 budget

Uganda State of the Nation Address 2011

Uganda 2010/2011 budget speech in full

Uganda National Development Plan

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