Lao Govt beefs up revenue collection
The cabinet has instructed the Ministry of Finance and other state agencies to collect at least 20 percent of total revenue targeted for 2019 by the end of this month.
Speaking at a press conference at the close of the February cabinet meeting, government spokesperson Dr Chaleun Yiapaoher said the cabinet agreed that the government must do its best to collect 25 percent of the 2019 target revenue of 26,305 billion kip (US$3 billion) by the end of the first quarter.
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