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The Tax Data Observatory

Dictionary

What each number means.

The data dictionary that ships with the dataset: each indicator's unit, description and source reference. Large breakdown tables (districts, countries, stations) are documented once as a grouped entry, by design.

8 of 414 entries

  • Total Taxpayers Registered for DTS

    DTS Digital Tax Stamps · count

    Count of distinct TINs registered on the Digital Tax Stamps system.

    Source: Outputs_27072026.xlsx / DTS output (URA Digital Tax Stamps system export, extracted 27 Jul 2026)

  • Total Stamps/Units Delivered

    DTS Digital Tax Stamps · units

    Total quantity of digital tax stamps delivered to manufacturers/importers. Unit as recorded in source system (stamps/litres/units depending on commodity); not independently re-verified.

    Source: Outputs_27072026.xlsx / DTS output (URA Digital Tax Stamps system export, extracted 27 Jul 2026)

  • Total Excise Duty Payable on DTS Goods (UGX Bn)

    DTS Digital Tax Stamps · UGX bn

    Total excise duty payable on stamped goods, in UGX billions.

    Source: Outputs_27072026.xlsx / DTS output (URA Digital Tax Stamps system export, extracted 27 Jul 2026)

  • Closing Stock Pre-EFRIS Adoption (Quantity / UGX Bn)

    DTS Digital Tax Stamps · units / UGX bn

    Closing stock quantity and value recorded prior to EFRIS adoption, as a one-off transition baseline figure.

    Source: Outputs_27072026.xlsx / DTS output (URA Digital Tax Stamps system export, extracted 27 Jul 2026)

  • Opening Stock Pre-DTS Adoption (Quantity / UGX Bn)

    DTS Digital Tax Stamps · units / UGX bn

    Opening stock quantity and value recorded prior to DTS adoption, as a one-off transition baseline figure.

    Source: Outputs_27072026.xlsx / DTS output (URA Digital Tax Stamps system export, extracted 27 Jul 2026)

  • Excise Duty by Commodity (18 commodities incl. Total)

    DTS Digital Tax Stamps · UGX bn

    Excise duty payable broken down by stamped commodity (e.g. Beer, Cigarettes, Spirits, Soft Drinks, Wine), in UGX billions. One dictionary entry covers all category rows on the sheet.

    Source: Outputs_27072026.xlsx / DTS output (URA Digital Tax Stamps system export, extracted 27 Jul 2026)

  • Delivery Quantity by Commodity (18 commodities incl. Total)

    DTS Digital Tax Stamps · units

    Quantity of stamps/units delivered, broken down by commodity.

    Source: Outputs_27072026.xlsx / DTS output (URA Digital Tax Stamps system export, extracted 27 Jul 2026)

  • Duty Payable by Commodity (18 commodities incl. Total)

    DTS Digital Tax Stamps · UGX bn

    Duty payable broken down by commodity, in UGX billions.

    Source: Outputs_27072026.xlsx / DTS output (URA Digital Tax Stamps system export, extracted 27 Jul 2026)