Fixed benefits rate may be the solution

Lately, there has been an increase of landowners pressuring the state to meet their share of benefits.
PNG will turn 36 soon and is a developing country.
But if the issues of landowners and state persist, we are going nowhere.
To allow development to take place, I suggest PNG should enact a law under the Lands Act where any development taking place, a certain fixed rate of benefits will be given to landowners, let us say 10%.
This, I think will help both the landowners and the state because:
1. Landowners know how much they will get before development starts;
2. The developer is aware of how much the landowner is entitled to before starting work; and
3. The state is aware of the benefits the landow­ners are entitled to.
Enough is enough and I believe a fixed should end all these UBSA and LBBSA issues.
Laws are made and can be changed.
PNG needs development and obstacles must be cleared.

Aaron Peter Mawe
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