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NMSP increases annual tax rates by tenfold

HURFOM: The New Mon State Party (NMSP) has increased annual taxes from three to ten times on local businesses in their controlled villages in Ye Chaung Pyar area, Ye Township, Mon State.  This massive tax hike is creating a huge burden on local businesses and residents.

In 2024, a betel nut distributor had to pay 100,000 MMK annually in taxes, while a motorbike repair shop had to pay 30,000 MMK. A snack shop had to pay 20,000 MMK and a chewable betel nut shop had to pay 10,000 MMK. However, in 2025, a betel nut distributor pays 500,000 MMK annually, while a motorbike repair shop has to pay 100,000 MMK. A snack shop had to pay 200,000 MMK and a chewable betel nut shop had to pay 100,000 MMK.

“Before, a small snack shop had to pay around 20,000 MMK while a restaurant had to pay 30,000 MMK. This year, commodity prices have risen sharply and the political crisis creates economic instability, but we have to pay 200,000 or 300,000 MMK in annual tax,” said a villager.

Besides taxes on “fruits”, the NMSP additionally collects “fruit transportation tax” on plantation owners creating more hardship on them.

“We have to pay 10,000 MMK for a durian plant and they also collect a certain amount of tax per 10,000 nuts. They already collect tax on fruits, they should collect “fruit transportation tax” only from merchants but they also collect “transportation tax” on plantation owners,” said a Ye Chaung Pyar resident.

Besides taxes on local businesses and products, the NMSP also collects tax on imports in other areas.

“Before, they just collected a “wheel tax” but now, they collect a tax on the imports transported by trucks. They collect taxes from truck drivers, we have tried to transport goods by boat but they also collect tax from goods imported by waterway,” said a plantation owner.

The NMSP has not provided any explanation to local residents about their increasing annual taxes.  Villagers only become aware when the NMSP’s administration officer informs them of the amount of the annual taxes.

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