Rs 26 million Revenue collection

BIRGUNJ: Under Voluntary Declaration of Income Source (VDIS) scheme Rs 26 million has been collected in Birgunj, half the amount that the government had targeted. The target under VDIS was Rs 500 million in Birgunj. Around 81 businesspersons declared their income source. Asked about the low collection, chief tax officer at Inland Revenue Office, Birgunj, Satya Narayan Mandal said, “This is because some Birgunj businessmen declared their income in Kathmandu.”