Levy

The small yet significant presentation was between the Governor for Central Province, Rufina Peter, Provincial Administrator Francis Koaba and Member for Hiri-Koiari, Keith Iduhu.

Iduhu said, “This is actually, I think the first of its kind since the PNG LNG Development Levy’s have been payable and it’s been a long time coming, we are grateful and on behalf of my Hiri-Koiari people I extend my gratitude for this inaugural first development levy payment towards district development,” said Iduhu.

CEO of Digicel PNG, Colin Stone, has highlighted that Digicel PNG achieved its market position through sizeable investment of over US$1 Billion in infrastructure across all of PNG’s 89 Districts since launching in 2007. ‘We are proud of our enviable record of connecting more Papua New Guineans with each other, and the world, than any other operator in the market’ Stone said.  ‘It appears to us that the Proposed Levy is an attempt to undermine the nation’s progress in this regard.