Tag: taxes
Falsified weights spark daily confrontations in N. Korea’s markets
Tensions have grown between buyers and sellers in North Korea's markets as more merchants falsify the weight of their goods.
"In Hamhung's Sapo Market and...
N. Korea’s market tax hikes drive underground commerce
North Korean authorities have drastically hiked market taxes in several regions, driving merchants away from official markets and toward underground commerce.
According to a Daily...
Hyesan residents bear financial burden of infrastructure repairs
Struggling people in Hyesan are being squeezed by consecutive unofficial taxes for infrastructure repairs while simultaneously being forced to provide labor, intensifying financial hardship...
North Korea cracks down on vice in beauty salons, bathhouses
North Korean authorities have vowed to stamp out illicit activities in public service facilities, targeting beauty salons, bathhouses and similar establishments allegedly turned into...
Prosecutors inspect market offices in S. Pyongan Province
Since mid-July, prosecutors in South Pyongan Province have been inspecting local market management offices. The provincial prosecutors' office has vowed to expose all corruption...
Yanggang Province begins registration drive for new market stalls, commercial shops
The Yanggang Province People's Committee is registering new market stalls and commercial shops, Daily NK has learned.
Speaking on condition of anonymity, a source in...
Nampo presses commercial entities to pay more real estate taxes
Since the start of the new year, the city of Nampo appears to be using its commercial department and tax offices to tighten up...
