Trucking and Illegal Payments in Aceh
Tuesday, May 2, 2006
Bribes and illegal payments that truck drivers pay on the Banda Aceh - Medan road constitute a major cost to doing business in Aceh. On average, trucks traveling to Banda Aceh from Medan pay Rp321,000 in bribes, extortion and other illegal fees. Those traveling in the other direction average Rp366,296. These costs have a substantial impact on tsunami reconstruction and are carried over to consumers in the form of increased prices.
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