'Multiple taxes hurting investment in tourism sector'
Yogi Birigwa, the president of the Confederation of Uganda Tourism Association (COUTA), said that currently, investors in the sector are charged over 25 taxes, including restaurant tax, bar tax, services tax and ground rent tax.
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By NewVision Reporter
Journalists @NewVision
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Players in the tourism sector have called on the government to review the multiple taxes charged on them if the sector is to generate the $5 billion (sh18.3