KATHMANDU, Sept 18: The CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli alleged that the present government had manipulated tax rates in various import items to amass billions of rupees from unscrupulous businesspersons.

KATHMANDU, Sept 17: It is suspected that Finance Minister Janardan Sharma’s controversial decision  to provide a waiver on customs and excise duty on the import of sponge iron could be a case of policy corruption. Finance Minister Sharma has introduced this controversial decision through the substitution bill presented in parliament last week.

KATHMANDU, September 12: The government, despite its commitment to give respite to the COVID-battered economy, has introduced pork barrel programs for the pandemic-hit sectors by allocating large amounts of funds on distributive headings.

KATHMANDU, Sept 11: Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Pampha Bhusal said that the government will do everything in its power to serve the people.

KATHMANDU, Sept 10: Finance Minister Janardan Sharma tabled the bill to replace the ordinance budget brought by the erstwhile government in today's session of the House of Representatives (HoR).

KATHMANDU, September 7: The government is tabling the substitution bill at the parliament meeting on Thursday.