Accommodation Tax Amount for Sarajevo Canton in 2025 Determined

(Patria) - The Government of Sarajevo Canton has adopted a Decision on the amount of accommodation tax that will be applied in the Canton in 2025.

Following economic indicators, global tourism trends, and comparative indicators from the region, a decision was made to increase the accommodation tax from the current 2 KM to 3 KM per overnight stay.

The amount of accommodation tax in the Canton of Sarajevo has not changed since its introduction in 2017.

Since then, tourist traffic has increased by more than 50%, while investments in tourism, through capital projects and support for development initiatives, have grown from several hundred thousand KM to millions.

This growth trend is also being followed by regional centers, where the accommodation tax has gradually increased.

Increasing the accommodation tax in Sarajevo Canton to 3 KM per night from 2025 will enable additional investments in infrastructure, improvement of the tourist offer, and promotion of the destination.

The daily accommodation tax in 2025 will be 1.50 KM, and the annual accommodation tax for individuals providing accommodation services in households and rural households will be 50 KM for each bed and accommodation unit used for providing accommodation services.

By the Decision of the Government of Sarajevo Canton, a special festival accommodation tax in the amount of 4 KM per night has also been introduced, which will be applied during the main festival periods: from January 1 to 5, from July 1 to August 31, and from December 25 to 31, when numerous events and festivals are held in Sarajevo Canton.

This decision of the Government of Sarajevo Canton was made with the aim of further developing the tourism sector and improving the quality of services, following the standards and trends of leading regional tourist destinations.

It is important to note that the accommodation tax can be treated as a price-inelastic category, meaning that an increase in price does not affect the decrease in demand, nor is it estimated that an increase in the tax amount will affect the decrease in the number of tourist arrivals and overnight stays.