News Nepal Taxes: As Nepali Cinema Soars Globally, Taxes Cripple Local Film Industry: ‘Radical Steps Are Imperative’ (EXCLUSIVE)
The cinema of Nepal has never been more visible internationally but there is an existential crisis at home, say some. Cinemas across the country will remain closed for one day on Feb. 5 in a symbolic ...
News Nepal Taxes: Nepal’s new government bets on tax revenue over clean energy push
KATHMANDU — When Balendra Shah took office as Nepal’s new prime minister in March following a landslide victory for his party, he inherited a fuel crisis triggered by the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. His government faced a choice between speeding up the clean energy transition or shoring up the public finances needed to sustain it. […]
News Nepal Taxes: Nepal’s tax system widens rich-poor gap
It is that time of the year again. The last-minute construction spree is underway to make up for chronic underspending of capital expenditure, right ahead of the new budget to be presented in ...
News Nepal Taxes: Nepal taxes not just electric cars, but also books
Finance Minister Yubaraj Khatiwada came under a lot of flak in this year’s budget for what many said was his short-sighted decision to impose a hefty tax on battery operated cars. This was not the ...
News Nepal Taxes: ‘Pathetic’ exports prompt Nepal to review trade strategy yet again
The government is reviewing the Nepal Trade Integration Strategy for the third time after it failed to boost exports amid a changing global trade landscape. Nepal developed and adopted the Nepal Trade ...
News Nepal Taxes: Nepal: Youth Activists Demonstrate Against Imposition Of Luxury Tax On Menstrual Products
Nepal activists have yet again resorted to street drama, flash mob and display of banners and placards to protest the imposition of luxury tax on sanitary pads.
News Nepal Taxes: People in Nepal stage protest against imposition of luxury tax on menstrual products, tampons
A street drama flash mob and display of banners and placards raising voice against the imposition of luxury tax shooting the price of menstrual products and t ...