Dealers at the Ugandan Old Port Road city abattoir are concerned that thousands of  hides and skins will go to waste following a hike in export duty tax.

Speaking to local media, traders from the abattoir said that tanneries were now rejecting material as they were unable to pay the increased costs following a 50% increase levied on hides and skins, with more than 2,000 skins now left unsold.

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