WATCH: Anger in Uganda over social media tax



It costs to talk online anywhere in the world, but in Uganda there's a tax coming.

President Yoweri Museveni plans to implement a new levy in July on social media sites to raise revenues.

The government said it will charge all phones using platforms like WhatsApp or Facebook 200 Ugandan shillings per day - about 20 fils.

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