SAARC level seminar begins

The South Asian seminar on tax started in Dhulikhel today.

Caretaker finance minister Barshaman Pun inaugurating the seminar said that tax net should be expanded and the taxpayers should be made aware of tax that could contribute to the national development.

Director at the Inland Revenue Department Narayan Subedi, on the occasion, said that experiences of tax system of SAARC countries will help us improve ourselves. “Nepal has focused on taxpayer education programme recently,” he said, adding that the taxpayer education programme would support to expand tax net.

Representatives from 17 different countries are taking part in the four-day seminar where they are scheduled to discuss on different working papers.

The seminar is jointly organised by the Inland Revenue Department and SAARC.