
Ugandan think tank Economic Policy Research Centre is concerned over the government’s planned initiative to ban second-hand clothes and footwear in the country, saying the decision will lead to short-term job losses, reduce import tax revenue and increase imports of cheaper new clothes from low-cost producing countries in Asia, especially China.
The ban will affect the poor more, it noted.Ugandan think tank Economic Policy Research Centre is concerned over the government’s planned initiative to ban second-hand clothes and footwear in the country, saying the decision will lead to short-term job losses, reduce import tax revenue and increase imports of cheaper new clothes from low-cost producing countries in Asia, especially China.
The ban will affect the poor more, it noted.