© Tevita Motulalo
COMMERCE and Industries Minister Lisiate ‘Akolo summoned the Chinese business community to his office for a conference to discuss issues affecting the business sector, especially in light of recent revelations in the media of corruption involving the Chinese.
“I have to ask you to stop it. It doesn’t help any of us,” he said to the more than hundred business people attending.
He stated that about $20 to $30 million pa‘anga is lost in government revenue due to corruption.
“Using false invoicing, or double invoicing is illegal,” stated the Minister.
“Whether rightly or wrongly, many Tongan businesses perceive the Chinese as being corrupt,” he said.
