Three local levels in Makawanpur ban tobacco products, alcohol in public place

MANAHARI, July 17: Three local levels in Makawanpur district have banned tobacco products and alcohol in public places from today.  Manahari Rural Municipality, Hetauda Sub Metropolitan City and Bakaiya Rural Municipality took a decision to this effect by incorporating the

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Government raises VAT on cigarettes and alcohol

KATHMANDU: The government has increased the Value Added Tax (VAT) on tobacco products and alcohol. Unveiling the budget for the fiscal year 2024/25, Finance Minister Barsa Man Pun announced that the government has lifted VAT imposed on vegetables such as potatoes and onions. While VAT has been lifted for vegetables, the government has opted to […]

Makawanpur’s three local levels prohibit tobacco and alcohol in public

HETAUDA: Three local levels in Makawanpur district have banned tobacco products and alcohol in public places effective from today. Manahari Rural Municipality, Hetauda Sub Metropolitan City, and Bakaiya Rural Municipality took a decision to this effect by incorporating the policy in their policies and programs for the current fiscal year, 2023/24. The control and regulation […]

Stop advertising of alcohol and tobacco, says Council

The Press Council, Nepal has called upon the media houses not to advertise alcohol and tobacco products.

Press Council: Stop advertisements of alcohol & tobacco

The Press Council of Nepal has called upon the media houses not to advertise alcohol and tobacco products.

Illegal alcohol, tobacco related products rampant in Nepali market

KATHMANDU: Alcohol and tobacco products brought to the Nepali market by evading tax are found rampant. In course of market monitoring carried out by the Department of Inland Revenue and its subordinate offices in the last 15 days, 17 shops were found involved in such a wrongdoing. The monitoring was carried out from January 15-29. […]

Consumer Price Inflation decreases 0.35 percent to stand at 4.19 in current FY

KATHMANDU, July 15:  Consumer price inflation has decreased 0.35 per cent to stand at 4.19 per cent in the last 11 months in the current fiscal year, 2020/21. The consumer price inflation stood at 4.54 per cent in the same period in the FY, 2019/20, according to a report made public today by the Nepal Rastra Bank. Inflation of food and beverages has stood at 6.22 per cent and non-food and service group at 2.63 per cent in the current FY.  Values of ghee, cooking oil, tobacco products, non-alcohol products and transport subgroups have increased 30.98, 9.84, 9.81 and 9.70 per cent respectively this FY as compared to last FY.  Inflation in the Kathmandu Valley has reached 3.87 per cent as compared to 4.43 per cent in the corresponding period of the previous FY. Likewise, Tarai has seen 4.47 per cent inflation against 4.86 per cent in the previous FY while hilly areas experienced  inflation of 4.32 per cent as against 4.13 and mountainous areas 1.72 per cent as against 4.34 per cent in the corresponding period last Fiscal Year.