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Press articles (used media abbreviations)

Stone crushers announce protest (kp 05/07/2008)

Revenues increase 26pc, expenditures up 20pc (kp 28/06/2008)

Govt losing Rs 1.5m in revenue every day, by Rishiram Paudel (kp 21/06/2008)

VAT collection increases (ht 17/06/2008)

Revenue collection jumps by 24pc (kp 29/05/2008)

Revoke kabadi tax: FNCCI (ht 20/05/2008)

Reform customs administration: Entrepreneurs (kp 10/05/2008)

Biratnagar customs collection down (kp 03/05/2008)

Reduce import tax to zero: NCCI (ht 20/04/2008)

Lift import tax on vegetable ghee raw materials: CNI (kp 09/04/2008)

Waive tax on donation: FNCCI (ht 07/04/2008)

Value Added Tax: No To Multiple Rates, by Amrit P. Shrestha (rn 20/03/2008)

Entrepreneurs decry multiple taxation (kp 12/03/2008)

Limits set to NA role at customs (kp 11/03/2008)

Entrepreneurs recommend variable VAT rates (kp 09/03/2008)

Govt considering tax cuts for microfinance (kp 15/02/2008)

Taxman promises to simplify paperwork (kp 14/02/2008)

Revenue collection up by 25.4 percent (kp 09/02/2008)

KMC to bring more city denizens into tax net (kp 17/12/2007)

Revenue collection up by 15.4 pc (kp 02/10/2007)

Overhauling tax structure, by Amrit P Shrestha (kp 22/08/2007)

Yarchagumba traders 'evading' tax (kp 12/08/2007)

Reconsider tax on pensions: SC, by Kiran Chapagain (kp 09/08/2007)

Revenue collection more than targeted: Govt (nn 04/08/2007)

Excise sticker on beer bottles, cigarette packs (kp 01/08/2007)

‘KMC falls short of tax target’ (kp 27/07/2007)

Improving tax compliance, by Bhanu Prasad Acharya (kp 25/07/2007)

Tax row brings TIA cargo handling to complete halt (kp 20/07/2007), Importers end strike at TIA custom office (nn 27/07/2007)

Duty revision to hike car prices (kp 19/07/2007)

Birgunj customs shoots past revenue target (kp 18/07/2007)

Revenue policy leak hurts customs, by Binod Bhandari (kp 15/07/2007)

Revenue declining (samn 12/07/2007)

Taxing business: Taxation needn’t be either labyrinthine or fertile ground for corruption, by Ashutosh Tiwari (nt 06/07/2007)

Reform local tax system:Businessmen (kp 03/07/2007)

Revenue collection shoots up (kp 26/06/2007)

IRO to miss revenue target, by Binod Bhandari (kp 10/06/2007)

NRB freezes Space Time account, by Milan Mani Sharma (kp 04/06/2007)

Record high revenue growth (kp 29/05/2007)

New provision to curb tax evasion (samn 24/05/2007)

Arrest warrant issued against FNCCI president Dhakal (nn 01/05/2007)

Revenue collection is handsome (nn 30/04/2007)

Civil Savings Cooperative fined Rs 31.4 million (kp 24/04/2007)

Revenue collection up by 16.4 pc (kp 31/03/2007)

Re 1 development tax on cement (kp 24/03/2007)

Tax cut sought for stationery products (kp 10/03/2007)

No taxes if bandas continue: Entrepreneurs (kp 06/03/2007), Businessmen refuse to pay taxes citing bandas (kp 07/03/2007)

Revenue collection remains low (samn 06/03/2007)

Revenue collection up by 18 pc (kp 27/02/2007)

Revenue collection up by 20 pc (kp 27/01/2007)

Cardamom, herbs being ‘double taxed’ (kp 06/12/2006)

Birgunj customs exceeds target (kp 03/12/2006)

Assessment of VAT in Nepal, by Amrit P Shresth (kp 21/11/2006)

Revenue collection climbs by 27 pc (kp 01/11/2006)

Nepal Telecom is the largest tax payer (nn 29/10/2006)

Land revenue collection up (kp 06/10/2006)

Revenue collection climbs (kp 28/09/2006), Govt collects Rs 11b revenue in 2 months (samn 28/09/2006)

Reform in excise duty, by Madhab Prasad Ghimire (kp 13/09/2006)

Businessmen decry double taxation, by Upendra Poudel (kp 31/08/2006)

Revenue collection up by 11.3 pc (kp 30/08/2006)

Transport entrepreneurs ‘free’ 45 seized vehicles, by Kamal Panthi (kp 04/08/2006)

Birgunj customs revenue falls (kp 29/07/2006)

Revenue collection registers low growth (nn 27/07/2006), Revenue collection falls short of target (kp 27/07/2006)

Taxation: Way To Prosperity, by Amrit P. Shrestha (rn 14/07/2006)

Revenue officials face businessmen’s ire (kp 10/07/2006)

Dr Jyoti not owning up for revenue loss (kp 08/07/2006)

Royal govt's tax policy cost Rs 2.7 billion to state coffer, by Milan Mani Sharma (kp 30/06/2006)

Revenue collection slightly up (kp 22/06/2006)

Customs revenue declines (kp 20/06/2006)

Rebels target over Rs 3.3m in export tax (kp 17/06/2006)

Revenue collection falls by 0.3 pc (kp 31/05/2006), Revenue collection decrease by 0.3 percent (nn 31/05/2006), Revenue collection behind target (kp 01/06/2006)

Revenue intake grows nominally (kp 02/05/2006)

Businessmen close down Birgunj (nn 24/03/2006

Export sector decries VAT (samn 18/03/2006)

Under invoicing prevails despite low tariff (kp 03/03/2006

Minister Jyoti defends govt revenue policy (kp 28/02/2006)

Appointment of tax consultants at final stage (kp 28/02/2006)

Biratnagar customs revenue on decline, by Binos Bhandari (kp 28/02/2006)

Businesses pull shutters to protest VAT enforcement, by Milan Mani Sharma (kp 23/02/2006), Businessmen protest against govt raids (samn 23/02/2006), Respect tax laws, minister urges traders (kp 24/02/2006)

IRD raids shops inside Kathmandu Mall (kp 22/02/2006)

Revenue growth slips to 2.9 percent; Government expenditure up by 14.7 percent (nn 22/02/2006), Revenue growth slips to 2.9 pc (kp 22/02/2006)

New VAT enforcement scheme (kp 14/02/2006)

Effective rate down to 12 pc Govt plans VAT rebate (kp 12/02/2006)

MoF decision causes revenue loss, by Prem Khanal (kp 07/02/2006)

Revenue mobilization rises by 6 pc (kp 01/02/2006)

Customs administration should facilitate revenue collection: Jyoti (nn 27/01/2006)

VAT is Main Source of Revenue: MoF (nln 14/01/2006)

CIAA tells govt to recover revenue (samn 11/01/2006)

Improvement in VAT urged (samn 08/01/2006)

'Think twice before reducing customs tariff' (kp 07/01/2006), Reduce customs duties with prudence: FNCCI (kp 08/01/2006), Think twice (kp 09/01/2006), Customs Tariff Cut on 125 Items (nln 10/01/2006), Finance Ordinance 2006 approved; tariff cuts in 125 items (nn 10/01/2006), Electronics, two-wheelers cheaper: Tariff cut on 125 items, by Prem Khanal (kp 10/01/2006), Tariff cut for business competitiveness: Dr Jyoti (kp 10/01/2006)

Nepal Businessmen Criticize New Customs Plan of Govt (nln 05/01/2006)

Cheating customs with fake documents, by Milan mani Sharma (kp 05/01/2006)

Plan to simplify vehicle tax collection (samn 04/01/2006)

Massive customs tariff cut on cards, by Prem Khanal (kp 04/01/2006)

Govt to levy VAT on manpower agencies (samn 28/12/2005)

‘VAT mobilization to go up by 20 pc’ (kp 21/12/2005)

‘Taxpayers, officials must shed negative perception’ (kp 20/12/2005)

Nepal Tax Laws Not Supportive for Checking Corruption: Experts (nln 19/12/2005)

VDS receives cold response (kp 16/12/2005)

Revenue collection dips further (nn 11/12/2005)

SA lags in raising direct taxes' share (kp 01/12/2005)

Slow growth in revenue collection and Govt. expenditure (nn 23/11/2005), Revenue collection falls short of target (kp 23/11/2005)

Revenue from internal trade falls short: Experts (kp 12/11/2005)

Revenue growth dips to 0.6pc (kp 26/10/2005)

Voluntary VAT registration scheme (kp 07/10/2005)

DoTM revenue up by 16.5pc (kp 23/09/2005

Book shortage in colleges: Customs Duty on Books (kp 20/08/2005), Books worth Rs 20m gather dust (samn 20/08/2005)

Decline affects revenue mobilization (kp 17/08/2005)

Govt asked to remove hurdles in taxation (samn 16/08/2005)

Taxing books: You can’t balance the budget by taxing knowledge, by Artha Beed (nt 12/08/2005)

Govt to strengthen VAT enforcement (kp 09/08/2005)

VAT on non-life insurance draws flak (kp 04/08/2005)

Empowerment of tax officials flayed (kp 28/07/2005)

Rs 69.87b revenue mobilized (kp 26/07/2005)

Major tax changes (kp 17/07/2005)

Broaden tax base: RAC (kp 29/06/2005)

NHPC evades Rs 450m in taxes, by Milan Mani Sharma (kp 20/06/2005

VAT rate will go up to 15 pc: FM (kp 03/06/2005)

Govt ‘reviewing’ demand to cut import duties on life-saving drugs, machines (ht 24/04/2005)

Govt plans to make PAN mandatory (kp 29/01/2005)

Revenue collection up by 12pc (kp 25/01/2005)

Revenue collection up 12.2%: NRB report (rn 22/01/2005)

Record Rs 12.5m collection in VAT (kp 19/01/2005)

‘Revenue can be mobilized from other sources’ (kp 19/01/2005)

Govt achieves revenue target (rn 18/01/2005), Achieving Revenue Target (rn 19/01/2005)

Businessmen against govt’s decision to increase VAT (rn 16/01/2005), Businessmen furious at increase in VAT (kp 17/01/2005), Chamber of Commerce to protest increase in VAT (rn 17/01/2005), VAT rise burdens consumers, irritates businessmen (kp 18/01/2005), Collective burden (kp 19/01/2005), Govt justifies its decision while entrepreneurs disagree (kp 19/01/2005), Any revision of VAT ruled out (rn 19/01/2005), FNCCI urges Adhikari to rethink VAT rise (rn 20/01/2005)

Revenue collection up by nearly 6 pc (kp 30/12/2004)

Warrant against Shree Distillery owner, by Prem Khanal (kp 25/12/2004)

Over Rs. 13B raised as customs duty (rn 17/12/2004), Customs revenue mobilization beats target (kp 19/12/2004)

‘Simplify customs procedural’ (kp 29/11/2004)

DRI seizes 6 containers, 3 vans of goods (kp 25/11/2004)

Revenue collection increases by 17pc (ht 12/11/2004), Revenue collection increases, Customs Department claims (rn 12/11/2004), Revenue up by 17 percent (kp 11/2004)

Cut special tax on precious stones: Traders (ht 12/11/2004)

Are we going the right way? (ht 07/11/2004)

Revenue collection up by over 17pc (kp 04/11/2004)

RID to maintain transparency (kp 02/11/2004)

KDC revenue less than govt allocation, by Ananta Raj Luitel (ht 25/10/2004)

Customs’ collection up by Rs 1.13 billion (ht 21/10/2004), Customs duty recovery more by Rs 1.1290 billion (rn 21/10/2004)

Cinema halls misusing tax exemption policy (ht 20/20/2004)

Committee to take stock of customs, taxation policies (ht 19/10/2004)

19 seized trucks evaded over Rs 12m in revenue: DRI (kp 07/10/2004)

Bribery seeps into customs administration (ht 05/10/2004)

Government tax on jewelry hits business (ht 05/10/2004)

Govt waives 25 per cent tax on awards (ht 05/10/2004)

Customs revenue up 11.63% (rn 02/10/2004)

Administration’s role key to customs collection (ht 02/10/2004)

Be credible (ht 01/10/2004)

Collection exceeds limits (rn 01/10/2004)

DoC to reform customs procedures (ht 30/09/2004)

FM explanation on customs officials’ callback (kp 29/09/2004)

Maoist-enforced industry closure hits revenue collection (ht 29/09/2004)

Integrated property tax to be imposed in Sindhuli town (rn 28/09/2004)

Customs revenues rise by 12.63% (rn 25/09/2004)

Govt accused of inaction against illegal tax collectors (ht 31/08/2004)

DPM calls for honesty in tax collection: Revenue mobilisation up 33.5 % (rn 30/08/2004)

Revenue collection up (ht 27/08/2004)

Collection up by 33.5pc (kp 25/08/2004)

BC revenue below target (kp 18/08/2004)

IRD postpones duty sticker deadline (kp 17/08/2004)

Revenue growth The underestimation and false analysis, by Raghab D. Pant (ht 11/08/2004)

Petition filed against vehicle tax (kp 08/08/2004)

‘Cancel customs duty on seed’ (ht 02/08/2004)

Revenue up by 14pc (kp 01/08/2004)

Revenue generation in rural areas to help propel development (ht 01/08/2004)

Revenue mobilization beats target (kp 28/07/2004)

Rs. 24.8 million collected as land revenue in Kavre district (rn 27/07/2004)

VAT a great idea: A VAT lottery has improved revenue collection from urban areas (nt 23/07/2004)

Revenue higher than target (kp 20/07/2004), Actual revenue collection in 2003-04 exceeds real target (rn 21/07/2004)

Point counter point: Should Nepal be made a duty free zone? (ht 18/07/2004)

DoC achieves target of collecting revenue (rn 17/07/2004)

Simplification of tax system pledged, by Milan Mani Sharma (kp 17/07/2004)

Tax on gravel export increased (kp 15/07/2004)

Widen tax net (ht 15/07/2004)

IRD toughens screw on tax evasion (kp 13/07/2004)

New attitude needed to untangle tax web, by Gopal Tiwari (ht 12/07/2004), Opinion Makers (ht 12/07/2004)

RAC makes budget suggestions (kp 09/07/2004)

DDC imposes ‘illegal’ tax on leather (kp 29/06/2004)

Revenue mobilization up by over 13pc (kp 29/06/2004)

Income tax workshop organized (kp 27/06/2004)

Customs hit by staff shortage (kp 26/06/2004)

Nil revenue collection at chhoti customs, by Sekhar Regmi (ht 25/06/2004)

13.6pc rise in revenue collection (ht 24/06/2004)

Customs office performance rated (rn 23/06/2004)

Revenue collection Rs. 51.8 bln; up 13.6 % (rn 23/06/2004)

Revenue collection rises from customs source (ht 17/06/2004)

Revenue mobilization up by 13.5pc (kp 03/06/2004)

Revenue collection in Sunsari (rn 01/06/2004)

New measures to curb excise duty leakage in offing, by Milan Mani Sharma (kp 29/05/2004)

IRD tightens screw against tax evaders (kp 27/05/2004)

Despite bandhs revenue collection in Kanchanpur meets target (rn 25/05/2004)

Customs administration Nepal needs radical reforms, by Madhukar SJB Rana (ht 13/05/2004)

Reduce tax on insurance: Experts (kp 03/05/2004)

Reward programme encourages locals to ask for VAT-added bills (ht 27/04/2004)

Villages levy tax on vegetable export (kp 25/04/2004)

Revenue mobilization at BCO surges 9.5pc (kp 24/04/2004)

Revenue growth rate exceeds target (kp 21/04/2004), Revenue collection up 13.8%: Ministry (rn 21/04/2004)

Customs Dept collects Rs 21.87b revenue (kp 20/04/2004), Over Rs 21 billion revenue collected (rn 21/04/2004)

IRD enforces new measures to curb revenue leakage (kp 14/04/2004)

VAT lottery scheme launched nationwide (kp 13/04/2004)

Customs revenue up by 6pc (kp 24/03/2004)

Govt introduces ASYCUDA at Mechi customs: Mulls to expand services in two more customs (kp 15/03/2004)

Tax collection up by 6.22 pc (ht 12/03/2004)

First half revenue up by 13pc (kp 31/01/2004)

DRI nabs four firms (kp 29/01/2004)

After awareness campaign, it is now lotteries to spur billing (kp 03/01/2004), VAT-lottery receives warm response (kp 19/01/2004)

RAB predicts GDP to grow by 4.7pc (ht 01/01/2004)

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Background

Department of Taxation

Tax Systems in Nepal

Double Taxation Avoidance Agreements (DTAA)

Draft Income Tax Bill, 2057 (Download of English text as PDF-file)