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The dispatch book · File 009 · last verified 28 October 2026

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File 009 · from IMF · to MoFPED and Parliament

Raise an additional 0.3 points of GDP in tax revenue.

314days in the tray, no public evidence of actionRecommended 18 Dec 2025

Evidence slip

Sent18.12.25ReviewedLawDone

From IMF · to MoFPED (policy; presents tax bills) and Parliament (enactment) · All

“More forceful tax revenue mobilization: an additional 0.3 percentage points of GDP.”

section 13, illustrative consolidation package

The desks

Sent18.12.25Uganda: Selected IMF Staff Findings and Policy Recommendatio…
Reviewed
no evidence
Law
no evidence
Funded
no evidence
Under way
no evidence
Done
no evidence
Evaluated
no evidence

Sent, 18 December 2025. Recommended in Uganda: Selected IMF Staff Findings and Policy Recommendations (section 13, illustrative consolidation package).

The route slip

From finding to result, link by link

Each box is one link of the reform chain. ✓ documented; ? claimed but not documented; · no evidence yet, with what it needs. This file stops at: Action.

  1. FindingDocumentedIMF staff recommend: More forceful tax revenue mobilization: an additional 0.3 percentage points of GDP.
  2. ProblemDocumentedThe deficit and debt path need consolidation.
  3. RecommendationDocumented"More forceful tax revenue mobilization: an additional 0.3 percentage points of GDP." (IMF (IMF and IDA staff), section 13, illustrative consolidation package)
  4. Legal powerDocumentedPFM Act 2015 s.8 (the Minister presents tax and revenue bills to Parliament); opened, PFMA-S8
  5. InstitutionNamedMoFPED (policy; presents tax bills) and Parliament (enactment)
  6. ActionNo evidence yetneeds a dated decision, response or delivery document
  7. OutputNo evidence yetneeds a published output measure
  8. OutcomeNo evidence yetneeds an outcome measure with a baseline
  9. EvaluationNo evidence yetneeds an evaluation with a stated method

Why it was recommended

Finding. IMF staff recommend: More forceful tax revenue mobilization: an additional 0.3 percentage points of GDP.

Problem. The deficit and debt path need consolidation.

Strength of the evidence behind it: medium.

Who has the power to act

MoFPED (policy; presents tax bills) and Parliament (enactment). Legal power checked: PFM Act 2015 s.8 (the Minister presents tax and revenue bills to Parliament); opened, PFMA-S8.

Sources