Sentence examples for unofficial fee from inspiring English sources

When asked if it was usual to pay this 'fee', the man told me, with no hint of hesitation, that 'senior Government officials and even Army Generals pay the unofficial fee here'.

In some countries recruits to the police force pay an unofficial fee to join which they will subsequently recoup from bribes [ 15- 17].

The insurance agents were accused of charging unofficial fees and also causing delays in the processing of the insurance ID cards.

In Cambodia, where two-thirds of the population earns less than $2 a month and one-third earns less than $1, a "substantial portion" of the $500 million to $600 million in donor aid each year is "lost to unofficial fees, an informal system of patronage, illicit 'facilitation' payments by businesses and individuals," one Transparency official said.

It is also worth noting that a majority of Afghan businesses -- 56% -- claim they need to pay bribes, provide unofficial "fees," or make gifts in order to operate, usually at the local level.

This may act as an incentive for eliminating the unofficial fees from tips.

Killingsworth JR: Unofficial fees in Bangladesh: Price, equity and institutional issues.

Official provider-fees were recorded as reported by hospital respondents and therefore did not cover any possible unofficial fees.

Killingsworth et al. explored the linkage between official and unofficial fees in public health facilities, and concluded that these fees had income and equity effects.

The experience of other countries shows that formalization of some unofficial fees with careful monitoring of their impact may help to fight corruption.

A study confirms the widespread collection of unofficial fees at various level health facilities is a "common form of rent seeking behaviour in Bangladesh" [ 61].