Factors Affecting the Effectiveness PAO Maintenance Fee Payment of Hotel Establishments in Nakhon Phanom Province

Abstract

This article aims to examine (1) the level of effectiveness in the payment of Provincial Administrative Organization maintenance fees among hotel establishments in Nakhon Phanom Province, (2) the level of factors affecting the effectiveness of such payments, and (3) the factors influencing the effectiveness of Provincial Administrative Organization maintenance fee payments among hotel establishments in Nakhon Phanom Province. This research employs a quantitative approach. The sample consists of 190 hotel operators in Nakhon Phanom Province. The statistics used were descriptive statistics, percentage, population mean, and population standard deviation, while hypotheses were tested using Pearson's correlation coefficient and multiple regression analysis. The results of the study found that (1) the effectiveness of fee payment was at a high level across all dimensions. The hypothesis testing indicated that the effectiveness of the payment of Provincial Administrative Organization (PAO) maintenance fees among hotel establishments in Nakhon Phanom Province was at a high level, consistent with the hypothesis. (2) Furthermore, the overall level of factors influencing effectiveness was found to be high. (3) Four factors significantly influenced the effectiveness of payment at the .05 level of statistical significance, namely tax structure, efficiency of service provided by officers in fee collection, technological readiness for fee payment processing, and the impact of hotel business operations resulting from fee payment.