President Museveni Wants Hotel Taxes Reconsidered To Boost Tourism
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Tuesday 29th July 2025 came out strongly against the taxation of hotels, saying the tourism sector is an export industry that should not be burdened with domestic-style taxes.
Meeting a delegation from the Uganda Tourism Association (UTA) at State House Entebbe, the President expressed concern upon learning that hotels which he called the backbone of tourism were being taxed similarly to local consumer businesses.
“Tourism is an export business because tourism is like the exports, it’s not an import, it’s an export,” the President said.
“You are exporting a service, like we are exporting milk. Me, I am a man of milk as you know, so our milk is going out and other products. And we don’t tax exports. So, this taxing of hotels the way you are talking about is really not correct.”
He added that he had not been aware of the current tax burdens affecting hotels
Source: The State House
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