Many people in society are widely criticizing the new Vientiane People's Road Fund via social media, claiming the toll is likely to be expensive. The new toll will be put into effect early next year. 

Social media have raised many questions about the necessity of the fund, because road users already pay a fee for road maintenance every year, but now road users will have to pay an additional toll.

Road users in Vientiane Capital and those operating vehicles in Vientiane Capital must also follow the rule of the People's Road Fund for road maintenance in Vientiane Capital.

Complaints about the costly toll went viral, with road users saying that it would increase the already high living costs in the capital.

In addition, social media has expressed concern over the fund service, that it will be a loophole for relevant authorities.

The People’s Road Fund from Jan 1, 2018 until Dec 31, 2020 will collect an additional toll during the annual vehicle technical inspection.

The inspections are required every year, with the exception of brand new vehicles for the first two years.

The fees for vehicle categories are:1,000,000 kip for heavy trucks with 18 wheels; 800,000 kip for heavy trucks with 12 wheels; 600,000 kip for heavy trucks with 10 wheels; 500,000 kip for heavy trucks with eight wheels and buses with 45 seats; 400,000 kip for buses with 25 seats; 300,000 kip for minibuses, taxis and big pick-up trucks for passenger service; 200,000 kip for small pick-up trucks for passenger service; 120,000 kip for tuk tuks and jumbos (three wheeler vehicles); 50,000 kip for motorbikes with engines smaller than 109 cc; 120,000 kip for 110cc motorbikes; 500,000 kip for sedans, pick-up trucks and buses with engines lower than 2,999 cc; 600,000 kip for sedans, pick-up trucks and vans with engines over 3,000 cc; and 800,000 kip for sedans and jeeps with engines over 3,000 cc.

All diplomatic corps’ and other international organisations’ vehicles will be exempted, according to the Vientiane Public Works and Transport Division.

Of the money gained from the fundraising, 25 percent will be used for settlement of bad debt for the roads that have been built in villages and districts in Vientiane Capital, 74 percent will be spent on road maintenance and the remaining 1 percent will be an administrative cost.

This money will not cover the maintenance of national roads.

Source:
courtesy of KPL NEWS AGENCY

by KPL

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