KATHMANDU, July 31: The government has announced that all Education and Health Equity Fees collected so far will be refunded to the respective service users within 15 days.
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A notice to this effect was published in the Nepal Gazette on Thursday. Exercising the authority granted under Section 18(1) of the Financial Act for the current fiscal year, the government has granted a full exemption from the Education and Health Equity Fee.
Prime Minister Balendra Shah announced the abolition of the fee on July 20. The Cabinet, at its meeting on July 21, formally approved the decision to scrap the levy.
According to the notice issued by Finance Secretary Dr. Ghanshyam Upadhyay, any individual or institution that has collected the Education and Health Equity Fee must refund the amount to the respective payer within 15 days.
The notice further states that if the collected amount cannot be refunded within the stipulated period, it must be deposited into the Federal Consolidated Fund.
