Champassak doubles border checkpoint revenue collection
Champasak province has doubled monthly tariff collections to 73 billion kip after tightening procedures at the Laos Wantao-Thailand Songmek border checkpoint, the provincial governor said last week.
Governor Dr. Bounthong Divixay said that over the last two months the authorities had stepped up regular inspections and demanded that importers and exporters pay tariffs based on the actual import-export volume.
Previously, traders just informed officials of the volume they were shipping and paid the tariff.
Unfortunately, some misrepresented the true volume to avoid paying the full amount, resulting in the loss of state revenue.