Government pledges to Block VPN because they have not made enough OTT tax

Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) collected UGX20.5bn of the expected UGX24.9bn in the first quarter which ended in September.

The country’s State Minister of Finance for Planning David Bahati said some people are not paying OTT tax, commonly known as social media tax, but instead using VPN applications to bypass the tax which came into effect on July 1st.

“We have studied and some people are using them to dodge OTT…We are working on it to ensure that it’s collected.

“I’m sure that in a few months the system will stabilise and we shall see some growth on OTT tax revenue.”