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EV 3 min read
Cheap EVs Kept Affordable, Luxury Models Taxed Up to 195%: Govt Retains Price-Based EV Tax Wall
The larger takeaway is that Nepal's EV tax regime is not a single policy but two policies stitched together: a genuine incentive at the bottom of the price ladder and a heavy deterrent at the top. Whether that balance holds, or whether sustained pressure from the trade eventually softens the upper tiers, is likely to be one of the recurring debates in the country's electric-vehicle market in the year ahead.
Dipesh Ghimire2 Jun, 2026
West Seti 400 kV4 min read
Private Capital Enters Nepal's Power Grid: West Seti 400 kV Line Marks a Structural Shift
Taken together, the project is being viewed as an important milestone in the development of Nepal's transmission infrastructure — both for the precedent it sets in private participation and for the role it could play in turning the far-west into a genuine power-generating region rather than one whose rivers run untapped.
Dipesh Ghimire2 Jun, 2026
Budget 2084/842 min read
Budget Targets 7% Economic Growth, Vows Structural Reform of the Economy
Finally, the Finance Minister made a heartfelt appeal to all political parties, the private sector, workers, farmers, youths, entrepreneurs, migrant Nepalis, and all citizens to support the nation-building journey that the budget is set to lead, with a shared spirit of civil dialogue, collaboration, meaningful participation, and national unity.
Dipesh Ghimire31 May, 2026
Budget 2084/84<1 min read
Finance Minister Presents Expenditure Estimates for Three Fiscal Years
The Finance Minister said the details regarding the technical assistance to be received from donor nations and agencies, and the assistance to be mobilised from international non-governmental organisations, have also been presented.
Dipesh Ghimire31 May, 2026
Budget 2084/841 min read
Government Offers 10-Year Tax Holiday for Agro-Processing Industries
The Finance Minister said taxpayers who comply with tax obligations will be given high honour, facilities, and a simplified working process.
Dipesh Ghimire31 May, 2026
Budget 2084/84<1 min read
Government to Curb Smuggling Through Tech-Based Surveillance, Joint Market Monitoring
The Finance Minister said agreements to exchange information with cross-border customs administrations before goods arrive will be further expanded.
Dipesh Ghimire31 May, 2026
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Budget 2084/841 min read
Government to Introduce "Blue Lane" Customs Clearance for Authorised Business Persons
The Finance Minister said a simple arrangement will be made to allow tourists to bring in convertible foreign currency within the limit prescribed by law.
Dipesh Ghimire31 May, 2026
Budget 2084/841 min read
Government to Scrap Revenue Investigation Department, Move to Faceless Tax Administration
He said a performance indicator-based incentive allowance will be arranged in the revenue administration to raise staff morale and increase revenue mobilisation. Wagle said multiple taxes — such as export and scrap fees — levied by more than one local government when transporting goods from one place to another will no longer be allowed. He said arrangements will be made to require a Permanent Account Number (PAN) when paying provincial and local taxes.
Dipesh Ghimire31 May, 2026
Budget 2084/841 min read
Government Hikes Excise on Cigarettes and Liquor by Up to 10%
He said an umbrella law will be brought to make the mobilisation of non-tax revenue effective.
Dipesh Ghimire31 May, 2026
Budget 2084/841 min read
Government Offers 50% Tax Break on IT Service Exports to Boost Sector
He said the sensitive list of the South Asian Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA) will be reviewed in the changed context.
Dipesh Ghimire31 May, 2026

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Cheap EVs Kept Affordable, Luxury Models Taxed Up to 195%: Govt Retains Price-Based EV Tax Wall

Private Capital Enters Nepal's Power Grid: West Seti 400 kV Line Marks a Structural Shift

Budget Targets 7% Economic Growth, Vows Structural Reform of the Economy

Finance Minister Presents Expenditure Estimates for Three Fiscal Years

Government Offers 10-Year Tax Holiday for Agro-Processing Industries

Government to Curb Smuggling Through Tech-Based Surveillance, Joint Market Monitoring

Government to Introduce "Blue Lane" Customs Clearance for Authorised Business Persons

Government to Scrap Revenue Investigation Department, Move to Faceless Tax Administration

Government Hikes Excise on Cigarettes and Liquor by Up to 10%

Government Offers 50% Tax Break on IT Service Exports to Boost Sector

NEPSEtrading

Primary issues

Income & debt

Live market

Read & learn

NEPSE Trading Network

Insights & Analysis

All Articles — Page 40

Cheap EVs Kept Affordable, Luxury Models Taxed Up to 195%: Govt Retains Price-Based EV Tax Wall

Private Capital Enters Nepal's Power Grid: West Seti 400 kV Line Marks a Structural Shift

Budget Targets 7% Economic Growth, Vows Structural Reform of the Economy

Finance Minister Presents Expenditure Estimates for Three Fiscal Years

Government Offers 10-Year Tax Holiday for Agro-Processing Industries

Government to Curb Smuggling Through Tech-Based Surveillance, Joint Market Monitoring

Government to Introduce "Blue Lane" Customs Clearance for Authorised Business Persons

Government to Scrap Revenue Investigation Department, Move to Faceless Tax Administration

Government Hikes Excise on Cigarettes and Liquor by Up to 10%

Government Offers 50% Tax Break on IT Service Exports to Boost Sector