By Win Thida, VOA Khmer
Original report from Phnom Penh
21 December 2007
The Ministry of Economy and Fiance will seek to curb state fuel consumption, with fuel costs across the country still high.
Finance Minister Keat Chhon said Friday the government was seeking to economize its use of fuel, though it had yet to implement any measures.
"Therefore, we are preparing to find ways to save, so that the government, especially the prime minister, has a measure to issue an order," he said.
The rising international price of oil has led to a steady climb of fuel costs in Cambodia, hitting the poor hard but also eating into the national budget.
Opposition lawmaker Son Chhay said Cambodia should seek to cut down its consumption through measures like city buses and taxes on new cars.
Such measures would help people cut fuel costs while alleviating traffic conditions in the capital, he said.
Finance Minister Keat Chhon said Friday the government was seeking to economize its use of fuel, though it had yet to implement any measures.
"Therefore, we are preparing to find ways to save, so that the government, especially the prime minister, has a measure to issue an order," he said.
The rising international price of oil has led to a steady climb of fuel costs in Cambodia, hitting the poor hard but also eating into the national budget.
Opposition lawmaker Son Chhay said Cambodia should seek to cut down its consumption through measures like city buses and taxes on new cars.
Such measures would help people cut fuel costs while alleviating traffic conditions in the capital, he said.
6 comments:
WE ARE PREPARING TO FIND WAYS TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM IN THE NEXT 20 YEARS.
DON'T WORRY AND HANG ON HELP IS ON THE WAY PEOPLE OF CAMBODIA. EVERYTHING WILL BE JUST FINE.
The problem is today and the next five years and you want people to wait 20 more years. "Preparing to find a way"- That very concret action you are taking!
Here an idea. Send Keat Chhon to Brazil perhaps he can learn something from them.
No, no, no, send Keat Chhon to American to pick up all soap bars.
So he can learn a thing or two! And when he come back and demonstrate to HunSen.
Problem easly solved. Make all those RACF hummers into Honda motos
I think if hun sen government has political will to resovle the gasoline price in Cambodia, it is really possible by the following resolutions:
1. Subsidy policy
1. Abolishing illegal oil smuggling
3. Minimizing the tax for oil import
4. Abolishing corruption
5. Increasing tax for cosmetic, alcohol and land (to only those who have many hectars of land)to increase income to subside the gasoline price.
6. No more free and unlimited oil consumption of high ranking government officials.
Pang Sokheoun
Brainless Keat Chourn!
In his capacity as Minister of Finance, he can't find a solution but to curb on consumption.
Take it off from this position if it can do its job.
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