PREFACE

Concerns on the nature and trends of Development in Kyaliwajjalaward ,Namugongo Division has long been Kira Municipalitypriority for some time. Realizing that the planning area had high potential for development and currently a destination for many people from different parts of the country due to the existence of Namugongo Martyrs shrine, the pressure of urbanization and natural resource management have become insurmountable raising environmental, social and economic concerns in the area.

In the process of protecting tax payers from unnecessary harassment and over taxation by revenue officers and aids the tax payers to plan their tax obligation in advance, Kira Municipal Council came up with the Municipal charging policy laying down the principals upon which different taxes and fees in use by Kira Municipal Council are based. The policy details the tax base rates, grades of markets and trading centers etc.

The policy eliminates ambiguities and arbitrariness in assessment, and reduces the use of Revenue Officers’ discretion in tax administration.