Resident tourist benefits 2024

Uruguay offers you a battery of benefits to enjoy your country. Zero VAT on accommodation, a 9-point VAT discount on gastronomy, and a Reward credit card with discounts of up to 20% on gastronomy, 5% on fuel and 10% on supermarket purchases.

RESIDENT BENEFITS

  • Zero VAT on hotels and lodging

Services rendered to residents related to lodging outside the high season are exempted from VAT. Off-season is understood as the period between the Monday following the end of the Tourism Week and November 15 of each year.

  • Refund of 9 VAT points on gastronomic services.

When they are rendered by restaurants, bars, canteens, confectioneries, cafeterias, tea rooms and similar, or by hotels, motels, apart hotels, hostels, tourist ranches, country hotels, tourist farms, country inns, country houses and camping hostels, provided that such services are not included in the concept of lodging. Valid until April 30, 2026.

  • Refund of 9 VAT points in catering services for the realization of parties and events.

Valid until April 30, 2026.* 

  • Refund of 9 VAT points in services for parties and events, not included in the previous paragraph.

Valid until April 30, 2026.* 

  • Refund of 9 points of VAT on leasing of vehicles without driver.

Valid until April 30, 2026.

  • Refund of 9 points of VAT in services of mediation in the lease of real estate with tourist destination.

Valid until April 30, 2026.

See regulations

The application of all these tax benefits correspond to services rendered to final consumers, provided that they are paid by means of electronic money, debit and/or credit cards.
The company issuing the card must include in the statement of account, the discount shown in the ticket issued by the POS.

*In the event that the service is rendered by companies included in literal E) of article 52 of Title 4 of the Orderly Text 1996, the reduction corresponds to 7.38% on the total amount of the operation.

  • 30% discount on fuel (gasoline) paid only with credit or debit card, on the sale price, in stations located within a radius of 20Km from the following border crossing points with the Argentine Republic: FrayBentos – Puerto Unzué, Paysandú – Colón, Salto – Concordia. Validity: from May 1, 2022 onwards. + info

  • 24% discount on fuel (gasoline) paid only with credit or debit card, on the sale price, at stations located within a radius of 20Km from the following border crossing points with the Federative Republic of Brazil: Chuy, Río Branco, Aceguá, Rivera, Artigas and Bella Unión. Validity: from May 1, 2022 onwards. + info

MORE FOR YOU!

  • Discounts in lodgings with BROU cards
    The credit and prepaid cards “Mastercard BROU Recompensa”, issued by Banco República, have discounts in adhered lodgings. See conditions and validity here.

  • Discounts in gastronomy with BROU cards
    The credit and prepaid cards “Mastercard BROU Recompensa”, issued by Banco República, grant discounts of up to 20% in gastronomy. See conditions and validity here.

  • 5% discount on fuel and 10% discount in supermarkets on purchases made with the Mastercard BROU Reward credit card and prepaid cards.

The “Mastercard BROU Recompensa” cards grant discounts of 5% on fuel every day at ANCAP gas stations and 10% at some supermarkets.

See conditions and other benefits.

Note: services rendered to VAT taxpayers are excluded from the exoneration, unless they are travel agencies registered with the Ministry of Tourism according to Decree No. 3/997 of January 3, 1997.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS FOR RESIDENTS

Ministry of Tourism

Rambla 25 de agosto de 1825 esq. Yacaré

www.mintur.gub.uy

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