VIETNAM: New consumption tax could cut car sales 90% by 2005 - report
Author: just-auto.com editorial team | 7 May 2003
Foreign car makers have claimed a proposed hike in consumption tax by Vietnam could raise the price of a standard car by as much as 50% next year and cripple the young industry, Reuters reported.
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