Lumbini Province Government Fails to Meet Half of Internal Revenue Target

Butwal. The Lumbini Province government could not even meet half of the internal revenue collection target set for the fiscal year 2082/83. The provincial government had set a target of collecting Rs 4.88 billion from internal sources, but by the end of the fiscal year, it had only collected Rs 2.30 billion. This is 49.2 percent of the target. According to the data from the Provincial Treasury and Comptroller Office, out of the total budget of Rs 38.91 billion for Lumbini Province in fiscal year 2082/83, Rs 26.14 billion was spent. Of the Rs 15.43 billion allocated for current expenditure,...