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Assessing 25 years of VAT implementation in Nepal
Among many issues with the VAT system, the absence of substantive revisions within VAT act has engendered a singular taxation framework lacking discernible differentiations between luxury and essential commodities, thus imposing an inequitable burden on individuals with lower income brackets.
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Assessing 25 years of VAT implementation in Nepal
Among many issues with the VAT system, the absence of substantive revisions within VAT act has engendered a singular taxation framework lacking discernible differentiations between …
Despite large health and economic costs, Nepal taxes tobacco products too low
Nepal’s taxation on tobacco products, a major risk factor for multiple noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) — cancer, chronic respiratory diseases, cardiovascular diseases, and diabetes, is the …
Cement industry: High production and low demand open door for export
In the current fiscal year, Nepal has exported cement and clinker worth over Rs 677 million, while the import stands at Rs 288.46 million.
"We have ten years to produce excellent human capital for the next ten years"
Dr. Kalpana Khanal is a Senior Research Fellow at the government think-tank Policy Research Institute (PRI) where she also heads the Center for Economics and …
Fiscal or monetary policy-led economic recovery?
For Nepal’s ailing economy with deep-lying structural problems, the recently announced fiscal policy is inadequate while the central bank’s monetary measures which usually work as …
Highlights of annual policy and programme for the fiscal year 2023/24
A summary of provisions in the annual policy and programme for the fiscal year 2023/24
Solo trek ban: Implication on post-pandemic tourism industry
The newly introduced guideline prohibits trekking without a licensed guide in view of improving trekkers’ safety, discouraging unauthorised trekking operations, and creating jobs. While some …
Agribusiness in Nepal survey: Survivors and victims of COVID-19 pandemic
The survey, carried out among farmers in Arghakhanchi and Ramechhap districts, suggests larger farms with higher start-up capital are more likely to survive longer
Nepal’s long row of impunity in corruption scandals
In the last six years, the country has seen a series of corruption scandals involving high-ranking politicians, who have found escapes to settle probes and …
How well is Nepal doing in financial inclusion?
A glimpse into Nepal's changing financial inclusion landscape prepared by the IFC and UNCDF
SJVN bags yet another Arun River-based hydro project
The Indian public sector undertaking SJVN which is currently developing Arun-III (900 MW) has now bagged the Lower Arun (679 MW) after IBN's recent Board …
