July 6: The government has changed the structure of revenue administration of the country. The government aiming to achieve its revenue collection target for the upcoming fiscal year 2075/76 has changed the structure of revenue administration.

The Ministry of Finance informed that the structural change was proposed by finance minister and has been approved by the council of ministers. The cabinet meeting approved the proposal on Wednesday, July 4.

The structural change will be implemented from mid-July. The change includes additional customs offices for revenue collection and upgrading current revenue offices. 

Thirteen Kathmandu-based revenue collection offices will be upgraded to internal revenue offices after the implementation of new structure.

Large revenue collection offices will remain as it is under the structure and three internal revenue offices situated in Kathmandu will be downgraded to small revenue collection offices.

Bhadrapur Choti Customs Office of Jhapa has been upgraded as head of district customs office while the customs offices in Maheshpur of Rupandehi, Suthauli of Kapilvastu, Thadi of Siraha and Sati Choti of Kailali have been upgraded as the main customs offices. According to the new structure, the government has even changed the staff of these customs offices and a joint secretary of the ministry has been appointed to govern small revenue offices.

The ministry informed that the government with the aim to reduce the workload of large revenue offices has established the concept of small revenue offices.

The government will merge the integrated check post and dry ports in Birgunj and it will be leaded by a joint secretary.

The government aims to ease the revenue collection process by changing the revenue administration according to the budget of upcoming year.