Imithelela ye-SDF eBhutan: Umbiko

Bangaphezu kuka-78,000 abavakashi abavakashele eBhutan kusukela kwavulwa kabusha ezokuvakasha ngoSepthemba 23 ngonyaka odlule. Nokho, isibalo sezivakashi sisaphansi kunalokho obekulindelwe uhulumeni. IBhutan kulindeleke ukuthi yamukele izivakashi ezingama-95,000 ngonyaka lapho iphinda ivula ezokuvakasha. Abasebenzi bezokuvakasha bakhononda ngokunyuswa kwe-SDF ukuze kube ukwehla kwezivakashi.

Izwe lase-Himalaya elivalekile lihlose ukushaya izinga langaphambi kobhubhane ngo-2025.

UBhutan waphakamisa labo Izimali Zokuthuthukiswa Okusimeme (SDF) kuya ku-USD 200 kusuka ku-USD 65. Ngokusho kwe UMnyango Wezokuvakasha, yizivakashi ezikhokha i-USD eziyizinkulungwane ezingama-24 kuphela ezivakashele izwe. Kuzo, abangu-10,549 kubo bakhokhe inani le-SDF elidala lama-USD 65.

Cishe izivakashi eziyi-13,717 zavakashela zikhokha i-SDF ebuyekeziwe yama-USD 200 ngosuku kusukela ngoSepthemba 23 ngonyaka odlule kuze kube sekupheleni kuka-Agasti 2023.

Ngokufanayo, izivakashi zaseNdiya ezingama-54,613 zivakashele zikhokha ama-SDF Nu 1,200 ngosuku. 

UNgqongqoshe Wezimboni, Wezohwebo Nokuqashwa, u-Karma Dorji, uveze ukuthi kwakunzima kangakanani ukufeza umgomo owawubekelwe abavakashi abafikayo ngonyaka.

"Kungaba nzima kakhulu ukufinyelela izivakashi ezifika ezingeni langaphambi kobhubhane ngo-2025 ngokuya ngendlela yamanje yokufika."

UDorji uveze ukuthi uhulumeni kumele ehlise ngamaphesenti angama-50 iSustainable Development Fee (SDF) kubavakashi abakhokha ngamadola ukuze kukhuliswe imboni yezokuvakasha.

Ngesonto eledlule, uhulumeni umemezele isaphulelo samaphesenti angama-50 ku-SDF ekhona yama-USD 200 kubavakashi abakhokha amadola aseMelika abavakashela kuleli. 

Okunye ukuguqulwa kuhilela ukunikeza ukwehliswa ngamaphesenti angu-50 kwamazinga e-Sustainable Development Fee (SDF) ezinganeni ezineminyaka engu-6 kuya kweyi-12 ezivakasha njengezivakashi futhi ezikhokha ngamadola aseMelika.

Lezi zinzuzo ezintsha ziqale ukusebenza kusukela ngoSepthemba 1 futhi zizohlala zisebenza kuze kube ngu-Agasti 31, 2027.

Kusukela ngoJuni, uhulumeni wethule izikhuthazo ze-SDF kubavakashi abakhokha ama-USD ukuze bakhuthaze ukuvakasha okunwetshiwe kuwo wonke ama-dzongkhag angama-20. Noma kunjalo, phakathi nenkathi yesivivinyo esiyizinyanga ezimbili, kwaqashelwa ukuthi lesi sinyathelo asizange sizithuthukisise kakhulu ezokuvakasha.

ULyonpo ubike ukuthi ngokwempendulo yabahlinzeki bezokuvakasha, amaphesenti angama-70 abavakashi akhetha inqubomgomo yokuhlanganisa okune nangaphezulu, okubonisa ukuthi ancamela ukuhlala izinsuku ezine kuya kweziyisihlanu kuphela.

Ukwengeza, uLyonpo wengeze, "Imininingwane ikhombisa ukuthi izivakashi eziningi zizimisele ukukhokha kuphela ama-USD ayi-100 ngosuku."

ULyonpo umemezele ukuthi izivakashi ezike zabhukha ngaphambilini ngaphansi kwamaphakeji okukhuthaza asengavakashela eBhutan, kodwa akukho ukubhukha okusha okuzokwamukelwa kusukela ngoSepthemba 1. Abahambi kumaphakheji akhona bangathola imbuyiselo ye-SDF yezinsuku ezingasetshenziswanga, isibonelo, imbuyiselo ka-USD 200 labo abakumgomo we-4+4 abahlala izinsuku eziyisithupha kuphela. Umgomo uwukubuyisela abafika abavakashi emazingeni angaphambi kobhubhane ngo-2027 ngalezi zinqubomgomo, kuyilapho i-SDF ihlala ku-USD 200 ngosuku, ngokukhululeka okungaba khona noma amanani emvume ngaphansi kweTourism Levy Act.