Top government ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) have made it to the list of over 800 individuals and entities that have defaulted over Shs346bn in taxes.
According a Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development (Mofped) response to Parliament on matters raised regarding the Charter of Fiscal Responsibility for the Financial Year 2021/2022 to 2025/26, individuals and private companies defaulted Shs137bn while MDAs defaulted up to Shs209bn.
The list of defaulters also includes current and former MPs as well as retired judges.
| TOP DEFAULTING MDAS & PRIVATE COMPANIES | |||||
| 1. Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development (Mofped): Shs150bn | |||||
| 2. Office of the Prime Minister: Shs30bn | |||||
| 3. Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development: Shs13bn | |||||
| 4. MTB Co. Limited: Shs10bn | |||||
| 5. Pioneer Easy Bus: Shs5.7bn | |||||
| 6. Century Bottling Company: Shs3.9b | |||||
| 7. Ministry of Health: Shs3.4bn | |||||
| 8. State House: Shs3.4bn | |||||
| 9. Roofclad Limited: Shs2.9bn | |||||
| 10. Tomao Uganda Limited: Shs2.4bn | |||||
| 11. Ministry of Water: Shs2bn | |||||
| 12. Florence Baby Centre Limited: Shs1.3bn | |||||
| 13. KMPG c/o Crown Beverages: Shs1bn | |||||
| 14. Airtel Uganda: Shs764m | |||||
| 15. Bata Shoe Company: Shs245m | |||||
| 16. China Railway 7th Group: Shs150m | |||||
| 17. Uganda Telecom: Shs72m |
