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President Honors Top Taxpayers

Htet Naing Zaw by Htet Naing Zaw
January 25, 2019
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U Aung Ko Win of KBZ Bank (left) receives a top taxpayer certificate from President U Win Myint. / Htet Naing Zaw

U Aung Ko Win of KBZ Bank (left) receives a top taxpayer certificate from President U Win Myint. / Htet Naing Zaw

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NAYPYITAW—Myanmar President U Win Myint presented certificates of honor to the country’s top payers of income tax, commercial tax and special commodity tax for the 2017-18 fiscal year, at the presidential residence in Naypyitaw on Thursday.

A certificate of special honor was awarded to U Aung Ko Win, chairperson of Kanbawza (KBZ) Bank which has topped the list of taxpayers for seven consecutive years.

U Zaw Zaw of Max Myanmar Group (left) receives a top taxpayer certificate from President U Win Myint. / Htet Naing Zaw

Among the top income taxpayers of the 2017-18 fiscal year are leading businesspersons U Zaw Zaw, U Ai Tun, U Aung Moe Kyaw, U Khin Maung Aye and U Tha Toe Hein as well as Myawady Bank and Myawady Trading, both of which are owned by the Myanmar military.

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