Experts have demanded a raise in cigarette excise duty by 55 per cent in the upcoming budget of 2026/27, and recommended continuing with annual tax increase above inflation on all tobacco products.
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Kathmandu. The lawmakers have agreed that the government should restructure its policy by directly depositing taxes on tobacco, alcohol and sugary products into the health insurance fund. The ruling and opposition lawmakers have agreed on the tax and excise duty on tobacco, alcohol and sugary products in the upcoming budget organized by the Nepal Development Research Institute on Sunday. The lawmakers of the ruling and opposition parties have ag…