nzega town council v dickson mutabuzi mambo harshok tree motel 2023 tzhc 20430 24 august 2023
The respondent is not exempted from payment of hotel levy as neither the VAT Act nor the Tourism Act provides such exemption, and the appellant is empowered by the Local Government Finance Act and the Finance Act, 2015 to collect hotel levy. However, the appellant failed to prove the specific amount claimed as there was no evidence on record to support the calculation of Tshs. 2,901,000.
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- Hotel levy
- Vat exemption
- Double taxation
- Statutory interpretation