Hun Xen's replying to the taxes proposed by CPP MP Chheang Vun (R)Recently, Chheang Vun, the CPP chairman of the National Assembly’s committee for foreign affairs and international cooperation, broadcasting and information, said that he wanted the population to pay a tax to the government for using radio and TV sets, and he is also pushing the ministry of Information to make the request to Hun Xen again about this issue. In response to this proposal, on 19 October, Hun Xen declared: “the population must not be concerned that they will be forced to pay taxes for watching TV and listening to radio. I will take all actions so that the people will have TV to watch and radio to listen to. Therefore, I ask for a suspension, but it’s like answering that there must not be taxes.”
Hun Xen’s declaration was strongly supported by the opposition SRP party. Mrs. Ke Sovannaroth, SRP Secretary-general indicated: “I support this because we know that our people need information. If taxes are imposed for watching TV and listening to the radio, then our people will not care about social and national issues. For Cambodia which is a country that is stepping toward democracy, our people must receive complete information about national affairs.”
During the same speech, Hun Xen also declared: “We will not tax the TV watching and the listening of radio, how can we tax them? Even for the land taxes, this is not the time yet.”
Mrs. Ke Sovannaroth also supports the ban on land taxation. She also added: “I believe that there should be not just ban of land taxation, but also the people must have sufficient land. Not taxing lands is a good thing because the majority of the population are farmers, but it would also be better if sufficient lands are provided to the people so that they can produce large amount of crops.”
Hun Xen’s declaration was strongly supported by the opposition SRP party. Mrs. Ke Sovannaroth, SRP Secretary-general indicated: “I support this because we know that our people need information. If taxes are imposed for watching TV and listening to the radio, then our people will not care about social and national issues. For Cambodia which is a country that is stepping toward democracy, our people must receive complete information about national affairs.”
During the same speech, Hun Xen also declared: “We will not tax the TV watching and the listening of radio, how can we tax them? Even for the land taxes, this is not the time yet.”
Mrs. Ke Sovannaroth also supports the ban on land taxation. She also added: “I believe that there should be not just ban of land taxation, but also the people must have sufficient land. Not taxing lands is a good thing because the majority of the population are farmers, but it would also be better if sufficient lands are provided to the people so that they can produce large amount of crops.”
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