Government honours outstanding taxpayers

The government has honoured the outstanding taxpayers. Finance Minister Dr Prakash Sharan Mahat today honoured the ‘best taxpayers’ from various sectors at the closing ceremony of the Tax Week organised on the occasion of the National Tax Day, 2080.

The Nepal Telecommunications Company has been honoured for being the highest taxpayer in the fiscal year, 2078/79 BS. Similarly, other honoured companies are Dabur Nepal, Asian Paints, OBC Foods and Feeds Company, Chhimek Microfinance Financial Institution and Global IME Bank.

Similarly, other honoured companies are Life Insurance Company Nepal, Nobel Medical College, Manakamana Darshan Pvt. Ltd. and Bhatbhateni Super Market. Those honoured companies that paid taxes between Rs 500 million and Rs 1 billion are Nepal Stock Exchange and Bhotekoshi Hydropower Company.

The government honoured IME Limited, and Bijaya Kumar Sah. Surya Nepal Pvt. Ltd. was also honoured for paying the highest income tax, value added tax, excise duty and paying VAT of five years timely.

The government will provide a special type of identity card for a period of one year for the best taxpayers, it has been said. The process of distributing identity cards to the best taxpayers has started from today, said the Finance Secretary Dr Krishna Hari Pushkar.

Similarly, on the occasion, the minister honoured the employees who provided excellent services in the tax administration.