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Uganda's beauty products tax angers women

He has slapped a 60 per cent on our hair extensions, forgetting what our real hair looks and feels like.

Hearing Uganda’s budget speech the other day filled me with rage at first. But after deeper reflection a smile formed on my beautiful lips and it is still there ten days later.

How I love this finance minister! If he hadn’t been in his seventies…mmh. Anyway, Mr Septuagenarian first alarmed me with the stiff taxes he slapped on beauty accessories that make us attractive.

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