Secretary of the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Udayaraj Sapkota, has informed that 13,000 legal practitioners have come under the scope of tax.
During the theoretical discussion on the Nepal Legal Practitioners Council (Second Amendment) Bill, 2081 in the Legislation Management Committee of the National Assembly on Monday, Secretary Sapkota said that out of 21,000 legal practitioners, 3,000 legal practitioners have come under the scope of tax.
"For the first time, there was nothing else for legal professionals except to get something from the Bar Association and to give advocates and senior advocates from the general public". Therefore, it has been debated for a long time that legal professionals should be taken to the council, so it has been taken in that form . It was discussed many times that since the resources of the state are low and since the legal professionals have the funds themselves, they should also spend and go from there,' Secretary Sapkota said, 'Since the judicial establishment now has a low budget for judges and staff, some one or two Training is being done for new entrant legal professionals. Out of 21,000, 13,000 lawyers have come under the scope of tax.'
Secretary Sapkota also said that the practice of paying taxes among lawyers is increasing. He informed that since the license is not renewed until the tax is paid, the trend of paying the tax has increased recently.
