Apsara Authority on Tuesday confirmed that the company SOKHA Mr. Kong-owned oil company and owner SOKIMEX not eligibleAngkor management company just has the right to collect revenue from the sale of tickets.
The letter released Tuesday in response to recent criticism from the public and to the Commission's raised 3 of the National Assembly, which has questioned Minister of tourism revenue and management of the temple.
The letter said: Apsara Authority hired Sokha Hotel Angkor Wat Apsara Authority hired the company to collect service revenue from the sale of cards, visit Angkor instead. This is the usual measures, Public Administration or other government in the world.
The letter continues: revenue collection in the past, the present results effectively.
According to the letter above, income from the sale of tickets Angkor reached over $ 47 million, as of October this year, while full-year revenue last year amounted to $ 57.6 million in 2010 to more than $ 33 million and growing at more than 42 million dollars in 2011 and to more than $ 51 million in 2012.
The letter said: 'revenues, the company paid directly to the National Treasury, the Ministry of Economy and Finance is not crossing the Apsara Authority.
The government offered concessions on ticket sales to Sokha Hotel company in 1999.
According to the letter, said the agreement with the company, is a 5-year mandate once and for all the revenue will be the dividend to be paid 10 per cent value added tax of 15 percent for the Angkor conservation and Development Fund and 15 percent gave the company and the remaining amount to be paid into the state budget.
With this, the company is also required to invest an estimated 700 000 to 800 000 US dollars every year to an advantage Angkor.
Daniel Yem lawmakers from the party and chairman of the Committee for Religious Affairs, Culture and Tourism, said on the 20th working asking the government to provide the management of Angkor and the sale of tickets to the Ministry of Tourism, said that the government has spent to promote the tourism industry, so that each government ministry must be accountable and transparent.
Speaking to the Post yesterday he welcomed the clarification of the Apsara Authority, he is still asking for a show a more detailed report.
He said: 'I have seen the letter, but it's still not yet revealed details of the allocation revenues between the state and the company, and whether what cost? We want to know whether the income is to do?
I still want to have disclosed the report in more detail further if they want to show transparency managing the revenues. According to the suggestions of Mr. Yem.
Wednesday Thong Khon, Minister of Tourism, denied that he did not have any plans to take the temple management .
He said: 'We do not intend to do that yet, Apsara Authority to manage the temple because they many work in the management and protection of the temple until we have listed in the world Heritage. Apsara Authority is working with other international institutions such as the International Coordinating Committee (ICC) for the protection and development of the region's history of Angkor.
He said: 'If the money from the sale of tickets not handled well, other international institutions would blame us precarious because of all the revenue going into the state budget.
Thong Khon said the province has welcomed 1.7 million tourists in the first 9 months, up 10.6 percent over the period the same year.
The letter released Tuesday in response to recent criticism from the public and to the Commission's raised 3 of the National Assembly, which has questioned Minister of tourism revenue and management of the temple.
The letter said: Apsara Authority hired Sokha Hotel Angkor Wat Apsara Authority hired the company to collect service revenue from the sale of cards, visit Angkor instead. This is the usual measures, Public Administration or other government in the world.
The letter continues: revenue collection in the past, the present results effectively.
According to the letter above, income from the sale of tickets Angkor reached over $ 47 million, as of October this year, while full-year revenue last year amounted to $ 57.6 million in 2010 to more than $ 33 million and growing at more than 42 million dollars in 2011 and to more than $ 51 million in 2012.
The letter said: 'revenues, the company paid directly to the National Treasury, the Ministry of Economy and Finance is not crossing the Apsara Authority.
The government offered concessions on ticket sales to Sokha Hotel company in 1999.
According to the letter, said the agreement with the company, is a 5-year mandate once and for all the revenue will be the dividend to be paid 10 per cent value added tax of 15 percent for the Angkor conservation and Development Fund and 15 percent gave the company and the remaining amount to be paid into the state budget.
With this, the company is also required to invest an estimated 700 000 to 800 000 US dollars every year to an advantage Angkor.
Daniel Yem lawmakers from the party and chairman of the Committee for Religious Affairs, Culture and Tourism, said on the 20th working asking the government to provide the management of Angkor and the sale of tickets to the Ministry of Tourism, said that the government has spent to promote the tourism industry, so that each government ministry must be accountable and transparent.
Speaking to the Post yesterday he welcomed the clarification of the Apsara Authority, he is still asking for a show a more detailed report.
He said: 'I have seen the letter, but it's still not yet revealed details of the allocation revenues between the state and the company, and whether what cost? We want to know whether the income is to do?
I still want to have disclosed the report in more detail further if they want to show transparency managing the revenues. According to the suggestions of Mr. Yem.
Wednesday Thong Khon, Minister of Tourism, denied that he did not have any plans to take the temple management .
He said: 'We do not intend to do that yet, Apsara Authority to manage the temple because they many work in the management and protection of the temple until we have listed in the world Heritage. Apsara Authority is working with other international institutions such as the International Coordinating Committee (ICC) for the protection and development of the region's history of Angkor.
He said: 'If the money from the sale of tickets not handled well, other international institutions would blame us precarious because of all the revenue going into the state budget.
Thong Khon said the province has welcomed 1.7 million tourists in the first 9 months, up 10.6 percent over the period the same year.
