Chinese Electric Vehicles Evade Rs 25.8 Million in Customs Duty

Kathmandu. Incidents of customs evasion and revenue embezzlement in vehicles entering Nepal have surfaced from time to time. In this context, the annual report of the Auditor General has revealed that Chinese brand Joylong electric vehicles have evaded millions of rupees in customs duties that should have been paid to the state. Specifically, serious abuse of tax concessions provided by the state for public transport has been found while importing Joylong electric vans and minibuses. The Auditor General has concluded that Joylong has evaded Rs 2.5844 crore in state revenue by fraudulently declaring minibuses as documents and cleverly manipulating them.

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