The Quest For the Decentralisation of Revenue Mobilisation to Local Governments in Uganda

A review of existing laws and regulations for financing Local Governments revealed that the various laws and Acts governing domestic business registration, regulation and licensing have not been updated to reflect current operations and thus are complicated, hard to administer and to comply with, and do not represent best practices. Most laws governing licensing of businesses such as banks, drug shops, and health facilities are still reflecting direct Central Government control as operational license fees are paid to Central Regulatory Bodies although in practice all their operations are in Local Governments.