BAT Uganda posts modest half year profit, decries sustained increase in illicit trade of tax-evaded cigarettes

British American Tobacco Uganda (BATU) Limited has said the first half of the year was characterised by a challenging operating environment occasioned by the Covid-19 pandemic as well illicit trade of tax-evaded cigarettes.  “The COVID-19 pandemic continued to adversely impact the business due to restrictions and the general decline of consumer disposable incomes,” says the company sta