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PM Reveals Measures to Bolster Economic Growth

[:en]PM Thongloun Sisoulith told the NA that the government will employ a number of measures to spur economic growth amid the current economic and financial constraints. The government pledged to ensure a stable and steady macro economy through the harmonised implementation of financial and currency policies and measures to ensure annual economic growth of at least 7 percent. The PM committed to closely follow up the implementation of tax and customs policies and regulations as well as amending them appropriately in order to promote investment and business operations.[:]

VAT Collection (On Imports) To Start Next Month

[:en]The Customs Department of the Ministry of Finance will begin collecting Valued Added Tax (VAT) payments next month with the department readying equipment and human resources. “At the beginning we will be collecting VAT at the first Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge between Nong Khai Province and Vientiane followed by the other international border crossings,” Acting Director-General of the Customs Department, Mr. Bounpaseuth Sikounlabout told local media during a press conference on Friday.[:]

The ‘New’ VAT on Importation of Goods

[:en]A development in the value-added tax (VAT) sphere of Laos has caused quite a stir on social media recently, following the issuance of a Decision by the Ministry of Finance and its subsequent reporting in the media. Given the ‘hoo-hah’ surrounding the development, we thought we’d weigh in with some commentary on it.[:]

More than a thousand furniture plants ordered to shut down

[:en]The government has ordered some 1,154 family-unit furniture plants across the country to shut down their illegal operations, a government spokesman announced yesterday. Additionally, more than 20 wood processing plants located in or near conservation and protected forests areas were also ordered to close down. The order was approved at the meeting between Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith and his deputies that took place on August 29 when the Task Force Committee reported its findings in relation to the illegal operations.[:]

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