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By: Taxing cars - Tshering Tobgay's Blog | 911 Knowing Around The World

Taxing cars - Tshering Tobgay's Blog | 911 Knowing Around The World — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 04:58:11 +0000

[...] Filed Under cars, education, sport | Some one knowledgeable has said that the country is loosing roughly Nu.150000000.00 every year from loss of duty on these quota vehicles that the civil servants shamelessly sell to the private sector at commissions ranging from Nu.60000 – to Nu.300000 per quota. ….. Firstly, because of the speculation, people rushed to buy cars , which drained out more foreign currency within a month, and the foreign car dealers profited more than the local dealers Go here to read the rest: Taxing cars – Tshering Tobgay's Blog [...]

By: sautay

sautay — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 22:15:00 +0000

Bhutan does have its own humble share of Adam Smiths and John M Keynes.

By: Bhutan: Tax On Cars | Pastoon

Bhutan: Tax On Cars | Pastoon — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:54:00 +0000

[...] taxes and other fees levied on vehicles to control the increasing number of cars. Tshering Tobgay opines that the import quota system for the bureaucrats should be abolished to control traffic congestion. [...]

By: Global Voices Online » Bhutan: Tax On Cars

Global Voices Online » Bhutan: Tax On Cars — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:43:15 +0000

By: Guest

Guest — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:14:01 +0000

Pardon me, but I think Dawa P has a very poor understanding of the issues. I know it is not fair to make a sweeping remark – but as I get time, I will submit my point of view.

Even the suggestions you make are totally wrong and not useful.

One simple example – luxury car tax. That makes no sense because those who can afford to buy cars can afford to pay whatever tax is levied. There are other flawed arguements – unfortunately I do not have the time right now to go point by point. I do hope though that I will have the opportunity to respond in due course.

By: guardian

guardian — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:47:42 +0000

What do you mean exactly and why would he be sacked.

By: Sonam

Sonam — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 12:28:37 +0000

Nice economic analysis. It has to be published in Kuensel or Bhutantimes.

By: Sonam

Sonam — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 12:26:30 +0000

I would assume that registration renewals that we pay on annual basis is a road tax although they don’t call it as road tax.

By: Thinlay

Thinlay — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 05:36:14 +0000

Dawa P analysis is well done and government should take note of it. I am really impressed by one idea in his analysis i.e. road tax. Is this being implemented in Bhutan and in what form. Does vehicle registration include road tax? I think this idea is worth implementing because people who use the road more pay more which also means he/she pays for environmental, congestion, pollution, fuel costs. etc. etc. In this way, people will think twice before taking his/her vehicle on the road. But the question is how? I think, like in many countries, we should have entrance and exist toll gates somewhere before entering and existing city like Thimphu. Road use pay toll fees and the fee collected can be used for improving road network and quality.

At present, the traffic jam is confined to morning rush hour especially just when morning school hour starts and civil servants go to the offices. Here we should think of innovative ideas like introducing flexi time for civil servants. He/she need not rush to office exactly at 9.00AM.

And during week ends people rush to the only vegetable markets in Thimphu. I think somebody suggested that we should think of establishing shooping complex and vegetable markets closer to population centers. In this way, people do not have to move far. The can just walk in and buy their necessities.

My view is that traffic congestion due to increasing vehicle population is a common and collective problem that require collective solution. We should not blame Government if they come with some suggestion like increasing vehicle tax; instead we should try to convinve the government for alternative solution with proper analysis as done by Dawa P. Keep it up.

Cheers

By: Sonam

Sonam — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 01:37:10 +0000

Some one should start a business in picking up and dropping students, especially for young children. It will be win-win to both entrepreneurs and parents. This kind of business is quite a lucrative one elsewhere. I can guarantee that it will thrive and prosper.