Two airline offices closed over $5 passenger levy in Wau
Authorities in South Sudan’s Western Bahr el Ghazal state have ordered the closure of the Wau offices of Kush Airlines and Arojet Airlines for failing to implement a $5 stamp duty on air passengers, escalating a dispute over the collection of the levy. The closures followed a disagreement between the airlines and state authorities over a directive requiring the collection of the charge on passenger tickets. State officials say the levy is payable by individual passengers, not airline companies. Speaking to Radio Tamazuj on Saturday, Ishaq Mohammed Mustafa, a consultant with the State Revenue Authority (SRA), said the collection of stamp duty was provided for under the constitution, which outlines revenue sources for national and state governments. Mustafa said the state government had dir…
