How Nepal’s tax lottery works—and how a Rs250 purchase won Rs1 million

The government’s new taxpayer incentive programme is designed to encourage consumers to demand bills, promote digital payments and make businesses more transparent in reporting sales and taxes.

A consumer who spent just Rs250 at a grocery store in Kanchanpur has won the government’s Rs1 million bumper prize under its new taxpayer incentive lottery programme, with the first winners announced on Friday. The winner bought the goods from Shiva Krishna General Store in Punarbas Municipality, according to the Inland Revenue Department.