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The Gorkha district branch of the Federation of Drinking Water and Sanitation Consumers has demanded to provide tax exemptions and electricity tariff exemptions for community drinking water.
The Federation has submitted a memorandum to the office of the Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers through the chief district officer, demanding tax exemption and electricity tariff exemption for community drinking water, which is a basic human right and a fundamental right, run by non-profit and community service drinking water and sanitation consumer organization/group/committee.
It is mentioned in the memorandum that resolutions have been passed by the Federal Parliament and the National Assembly regarding the tax exemption. It is mentioned in the memorandum that tax and electricity tariff exemptions are basic human rights and property rights for non-profit and community service providing water and sanitation consumer organizations duly registered under Water Resources Act 2049, Drinking Water and Sanitation Act 2079 and Local Government Operation Act 2074. is.
At the request of the federation, in section 10(t) of the Income Tax Act 2058, the federation has also stated that there is a provision for tax exemption on the amount earned by drinking water and sanitation consumer organizations registered according to the Water Resources Act 2049. However, through Section 36(2) of the Economic Bill 2081, by removing the provision of tax exemption, the Nepal government has decided to impose taxes on basic rights such as drinking water, according to Devi Prasad Shrestha, president of the Federation District Branch, Gorkha.
