Uganda imposes tax on Facebook and Twitter to cut down on 'gossip'

Uganda imposes tax on Facebook and Twitter to cut down on 'gossip'

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https://www.cnet.com/news/uganda-imposes-tax-on-facebook-and-twitter-to-cut-down-on-gossip/

Uganda's parliament has passed a law to tax people's social media use.

The Excise Duty (Amendment) Bill imposes a 200 shilling (5 cent) daily charge for messaging services such as Facebook, WhatsApp, Viber and Twitter in the African country, BBC reported Thursday.

Uganda imposes tax on Facebook and Twitter to cut down on 'gossip'

Jun 1, 2018, 5:44pm UTC
https://www.cnet.com/news/uganda-imposes-tax-on-facebook-and-twitter-to-cut-down-on-gossip/ > Uganda's parliament has passed a law to tax people's social media use. > The Excise Duty (Amendment) Bill imposes a 200 shilling (5 cent) daily charge for messaging services such as Facebook, WhatsApp, Viber and Twitter in the African country, BBC reported Thursday.