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Table 3 Comparison of production before (2016/2017) and after (2018/2019) the introduction of the 12% import verification fees

From: The impact of the increase in import verification fees on local production capacity of selected medicines in Uganda

Dosage

No. of facilities

Average units (millions) 2016/2017

Average units (millions) 2018/2019

Increase in units (%)

T-statistic

P value

Tablets

4

6.367

63.300

− 0.366 (− 0.6%)

0.018

0.985

Capsules

2

5.007

10.042

5.035 (100.6%)

2.53

0.030**

Oral liquids

3

2.969

8.040

5.071 (170.8%)

6.87

< 0.0001**

Sterile liquids

2

2.353

3.140

0.787 (33.4%)

1.95

0.057

Sachets

1

15.500

15.972

0.472 (3.0%)

0.034

0.875

Overall average units

6

2.924

31.630

2.392 (8.2%)

0.283

0.778

  1. **Statistically significant at 5% level of significance