Finance Minister Swarnim Wagle States Government Will Not Back Down on Electricity VAT

Kathmandu. Finance Minister Swarnim Wagle has stated that the government will not back down from the VAT imposed on electricity. He also said that various options are being discussed so that the final consumers are not put at a disadvantage. He said that an option will be brought by the beginning of the next fiscal year so that the final consumers are not put at a disadvantage.

Speaking at a 'Post Budget' discussion program organized by the Nepal Economic Journalists Association (NEFEJ) on Monday, he said, 'VAT has come on electricity, it will come, but we are thinking of ways so that consumers are not disadvantaged.'