The introduction of the Goods and Services Tax marks a pivotal step in modernizing the national taxation system. Designed to simplify the tax structure, create a uniform framework, and improve revenue transparency, GST aims to reduce cascading taxes, strengthen the formal economy, and promote fairness. Yet its success depends not only on legislation but on effective implementation and the public’s …

…𝒂𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒂𝒇𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒌𝒊𝒍𝒍-𝒃𝒂𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒑𝒔 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒈 𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒖𝒓𝒔 𝒊𝒏𝒗𝒆𝒔𝒕, 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒂𝒏𝒅, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒋𝒐𝒃𝒔 By Kezang Choden According to a World Bank publication, well-functioning capital markets are proving to be a powerful engine for economic growth. They offer firms access to long-term and affordable financing while helping economies allocate resources more efficiently. New global evidence shows that companies in …

…𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐢𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐥𝐞𝐬 By Leki Chungdon The Farm Machinery Corporation Limited (FMCL) has begun harvesting sesame at its Nitchula farm in Dagana, with an expected yield of around 4.5 metric tonnes this season. The harvest marks another milestone in FMCL’s ongoing efforts to promote sesame cultivation and strengthen domestic edible oil …

…𝒇𝒂𝒓𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒐𝒓𝒔 𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒆𝒓 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒓𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒅𝒔 By Kezang Choden Despite it being the peak season for oranges, imported fruits continue to dominate the fruit section at the Centenary Farmers Market (CFM), raising concerns among local growers and consumers alike. A visit to the market shows that many of the oranges on …

…𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒑𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒆𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒔-𝒐𝒏 𝒈𝒖𝒊𝒅𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒈𝒖𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒔, 𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒆𝒌𝒆𝒆𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝒇𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒉𝒚𝒈𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒆, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒍𝒐𝒅𝒈𝒆 𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒇𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒔 By Leki Chungdon A hospitality training programme conducted at the Community Lodge in Jigme Village, under Dophuchen Gewog, Samtse, has successfully concluded, strengthening local capacity in community-based tourism and lodge management. Supported by the Tarayana Foundation, the training aimed to equip community members …

…𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞-𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐱 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐫-𝐟𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐬. By Kinzang Lhamo Bhutan officially rolled out a single-rate Goods and Services Tax (GST) on January 1, 2026, marking one of the country’s most significant fiscal reforms. The flat 5 percent tax on goods and services replaces the existing sales tax …

…𝒂 𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒏𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒎 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒍, 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒆𝒕 𝒂𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒐𝒕𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 By Leki Chungdon A survey has begun for the proposed Balung-Taksha road, a long-anticipated infrastructure project expected to improve connectivity between Dagana and Wangdue Phodrang. The planned road will link Balung under Lajab Gewog in Dagana with Taksha in Wangdue Phodrang, addressing …

When billions of public funds are mismanaged, the consequences extend far beyond numbers on a balance sheet- they touch every corner of society. The revelation of substantial financial irregularities within public institutions represents more than a mere accounting concern. When discrepancies approach the scale of billions, they signal fundamental challenges in governance, accountability, and public trust. While errors in administration …

…𝒖𝒏𝒔𝒐𝒍𝒅 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒄𝒌𝒔, 𝒍𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒓 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒇𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒆𝒕 𝒅𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒕 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒛𝒆 𝒔𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒎𝒐𝒕𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒏 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒔 By Kezang Choden The Government has acknowledged concerns raised by farmers over low potato auction prices this season and assured that the issue is being addressed with urgency and seriousness. Bhutan produces potatoes in two main seasons. The summer crop is grown …

…𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒚 𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒉𝒂𝒔𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝒎𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆 𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒈-𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒎 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒏𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒂𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒕𝒚 By Sonam Choden Following growing public attention over the recent recruitment of Indian nurses, the Ministry of Health has clarified that the move was a temporary measure to address the country’s widening nursing workforce gap.Dr. Kuenzang Wangdi, Director of National Medical Services, said the decision was necessary to …