Tuesday's meeting of the House of Representatives passed the Bill, 2081 to amend and unify customs laws.
In the discussion on the bill, MP Prabhu Sah said that the provision in the presented bill would cause suffering to the people of the border areas. MP Sah was of the opinion that the provision of confiscating the private property of a person in the name of catching illegally imported goods should not be included in the bill.
MP Hemraj Rai said that due to the open border with the neighboring countries, the effectiveness of the work of the customs administration is weak. He also stressed that adequate screening equipment should be kept and the security personnel's patrol should be increased in the border area.
MP Ganga Karki said that the bill will help to solve the problems faced by the business people. He said that import-export will be facilitated through the bill.
MP Shiv Nepali expressed his belief that the bill will promote the use of technology in customs administration.
MP Ganesh Parajuli said that a new legal system is needed to solve the problems seen in the customs sector and it will be easy to understand the tax and non-tax barriers that Nepal will face when it transforms from an underdeveloped country to a developing country by 2026. In the discussion on the
bill, MPs Prem Suwal, Madhav Sapkota, Ranendra Barali, Kiran Kumar Sah and other members of the House of Representatives expressed their opinions. presented. Answering the questions raised by the parliamentarians regarding the
bill, Finance Minister Paudel said that the bill has been refined and amended after sufficient discussion in the finance committee. .
The government has submitted this bill to the House because it is necessary to amend the Customs Act to make the customs inspection and pass process more technology-friendly and easy, and to be compatible with the Kyoto Convention to which Nepal is a party.
