Besra has received formal notification from the Vietnam Ministry of
Finance that export tax assessments totaling US$12 million against Bong
Mieu Gold Mining Company and Phuoc Son Gold Company have been repealed.
Canada''s Besra Gold Inc has sent an official letter to Viet Nam''s
Ministry of Finance to ask it not to raise the royalty tax on gold that
could force it to cease operations in the country.