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Uganda has tabled its largest budget yet—Shs 72.1 trillion—promising faster roads, digital transformation, better schools, and more jobs. But with 60% of the financing expected to come from domestic taxes, small businesses and workers are asking: can the government deliver on this grand promise without squeezing the very people it aims to uplift?

RIYADH: Finance Minister Matia Kasaija, attending the 2024 Islamic Development Bank Group Annual Meetings in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (April 27–30,…