MP Gurupasad Baral Demands Increased Tax on Tobacco Products

Kathmandu. Opposition party CPN (UML) MP Gurupasad Baral has demanded that the government increase the tax rate on tobacco products. He mentioned that the number of people suffering from tobacco product consumption in Nepal is increasing and said that the government should increase the tax rate to control it. Speaking in the zero hour of the House of Representatives meeting on Tuesday, MP Baral mentioned that the tax rate on such products has been significantly increased in India and Bangladesh, and argued that Nepal also needs to increase taxes. Speaking in the meeting, MP Baral said, 'More than 85 lakh...