This article was published by the Nepali journal Republica
Tax administrators and experts from 16 countries have gathered in Nepal for the regional technical meeting of the Addis Tax Initiative (ATI), an international organization which aims at enhancing internal revenue implementation. More than 60 people representing tax administrators, experts and development partners from 16 ATI member countries have participated in the ongoing meeting at Yak & Yeti Hotel located in Durbarmarg, Kathmandu.
The program is organized by the Inland Revenue Department in collaboration with the Council on Economic Policies (CEP) and the German Institute of Development and Sustainability. The main objective of the program is to collaborate to improve the fairness, transparency, efficiency, and effectiveness of the tax system. Last year, the regional workshop held in Manila, the Philippines decided to hold the ATI workshop in Kathmandu.
In his inaugural address, Secretary of the Ministry of Finance (Revenue) Ram Prasad Ghimire thanked the department for holding the meeting in Nepal and providing the role of co-organizer of the program. Ghimire expressed his belief that the workshop would be fruitful in facing the financial challenges faced by the member countries.
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