With the increase in imports and exports from Birgunj, the main trading post of the country, the revenue collection of the customs office has significantly improved.
Compared to the first five months of the last fiscal year, the Birgunj customs office has managed to collect more than 52 percent of revenue in the first five months of the current fiscal year.
In the five months from July to mid-November of the Fiscal Year 2077/78, the revenue of Rs.
This is 52.50 percent more than last year.
Information Officer Sumit Gupta informed that the department has managed to collect Rs. 6.86 billion more than the target of Rs.
He said that the revenue collection has improved due to the increase in import of vehicles, fuel, industrial raw materials and other commodities using Birgunj, the main trade gateway of the country.
The office had collected Rs 3.42 billion more than the target of Rs 54.73 billion in the first five months of the last fiscal year. According to the office, the revenue collected for Nepal from fuel imports has increased by 35 percent and from vehicle imports by 25 percent.
