Govt serious about private sector’s problems: DPM Shrestha

KATHMANDU: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport Narayan Kaji Shrestha asserted that the incumbent government has taken seriously the overall economy and issues prevailing private sector. Addressing the 15th Annual General Assembly and eighth convention of the Khichapokhari New Road Business Association in Kathmandu today, DPM Shrestha said that the government had taken cognizance of the private sector's problems and assured that it was effortful to resolve the private sector's problems. Minister Shrestha stated that economic prosperity was possible only in the collaboration of the private sector, and added, "The common national responsibility at the moment is to make the country prosper. This responsibility could not be fulfilled by just one party. He argued that it was the responsibility of the state to make the economic sector dynamic. Similarly, Khichapokhari New Road Business Association Chairperson Ganesh Kumar Neupane said that the private sector had been crisis-ridden following Covid 19 pandemic and lamented that the government could not focus its attention on the post-pandemic revival efforts. According to him, the issues in the economy surfaced since the government did not pay attention to establishing industries in the wake of the pandemic. He stressed streamlining tax administration and paying attention to addressing the issue relating to under-invoicing. By RSS READ ALSO:

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