Ramesh Akhtar, the home minister, has declared that he will stop at nothing to achieve the goal of raising revenue.
Ramesh Akhtar, the home minister, has declared that he will stop at nothing to achieve the goal of raising revenue. The Minister of Home Affairs pledged during the Central tax Leakage Control Committee meeting on Wednesday morning at the Ministry of Finance that his ministry will make every effort to reach the objective for tax collection.
Revenue is not increasing in line with the goal. He stated that the Ministry of Home Affairs operates in accordance with the targets for revenue collection set by the Ministry of Finance. "To increase revenue under any circumstances, I have to discuss with senior officials of my Ministry, the Nepal Police, and the Inspector General of Nepal Armed Police Force," he said. You have my instructions to provide me a status report each month. We're totally focused on this.
The Home Minister underlined that the tiny customs that were closed because of armed conflict should be opened in order to stop the income leakage. There are less customs. To pay customs fees initially, people needed to be inspired. Next, you need to prevent stealing. We combined tiny customs into large customs throughout the war. "Let's put the three in their proper positions," he declared.
After deciding today to start operating the tiny customs with land and buildings, the Home Minister stated that sending staff was not difficult. If Customs has fewer employees, they will be taken from areas with higher employee counts. I'll lend a hand with this. Since there are no customs to India, let's not halt the functioning of minor customs in Nepal. If there is a tiny customs fee, I believe that revenue will increase,' he stated.
The Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister, Bishnu Paudel, was instructed by the Home Minister to notify him of any shortcomings in the Ministry of Home Affairs' operations. Similarly, Home Minister Akbar called the attention of Finance Minister Paudel, pointing out that the police are overburdened while having few resources. "Seeing the police when I arrived at the Ministry of Home Affairs made me sad." Police duties include keeping the peace, managing crowds, looking into crimes, bringing charges, holding and releasing individuals, and stopping money leaks. The burden is excessive. utilizing incredibly few resources. "I brought the Honorable Finance Minister's attention to this," he declared.