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>> unless they're coordinated and working with you, it makes no sense. >> absolutely. >> a lot of ngo's are having problems when they're bringing in supplies, they're getting hit at customs with taxes or huge storage fees. we brought in $5,000 worth of equipment for building. >> and it wasn't preapproved so you had to pay a fee. >> a lot of ngo's say that happens, and the government gets the stoerjs money. >> the government does not apply to ngo's that are preregistered and already working here. but when ngo's come in for the first time and they don't know anything about them, they do. i've tr...

Flowing in here, they won't need that money so much any more. and i believe i'll be able to get them to abandon it. it's wrong, makes them look bad. a lot of the ngo's are convinced it is some sort of corruption scam. it really is, i checked the rules, i checked the law. they can do it, but i want them to leave it. and i think they will leave it as soon as we get a revenue flow. the next 18 months, here's how much money's coming into haiti, how much will be given to direct budget support, now, please let the ngo's come in here. >> with the $5.3 billion that's been pledged over the next 18 mont...

Through on their promises, brazil, norway and australia. we've been hearing tonight the problems go just beyond money. western hit up as we came into the airport. we brought in some relief supplies. we're charged $1,000 for customs officials, they said there was a 20% tax on emergency supplies on relief items, and a lot of ngo's, nongovernmental organizations have told us the same thing, they get hit up, or they're forced to put something in customs storage for weeks at a time, and get thousands of dollars in bills they have to pay in order to get those items back out. keeping them honest, we ...

What do people have to use to get into haiti? they have to use the ports and the airports. >> and so that's where the money flows through. their normal revenue base has been destroyed. but they should not apply to the ngo's. when we can get the donor money flowing in here, they won't need that money so much any more 37 and i believe i'll be able to get them to abandon it. it's wrong, makes them look bad. a lot of the ngo's are convinced it is some sort of corruption scam. they can do it, but i want them to leave it. and i think they will leave it as soon as we get a revenue flow. the next 18 m...

>> a lot of ngo's say that happens, and the government gets the storage money. >> yes, as we get the donor money in here, i believe i will succeed in getting the government to drop that fee. the government does not apply to ngo's that are preregistered and already working here. but when ngo's come in for the first time and they don't know anything about them, they do. >> but even ngo's that -- >> i've tried to get them to change this whole customs system. >> they should fast track emergency supplies. >> they should, and they shouldn't charge them any customs fees. it's not right. >> is that ju...