BHUTAN TODAY The New Perspective

Bhutan’s Economic Stimulus Programme (ESP), officially launched in May 2024 with significant backing from the Government of India, represents a bold effort to rejuvenate the nation’s economy after the disruptive impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. The program’s objective is clear: to bolster domestic production, create jobs, and support businesses that have been hit hard by the pandemic. However, the recent …

…𝑳𝒚𝒐𝒏𝒑𝒐 𝑳𝒆𝒌𝒆𝒚 𝑫𝒐𝒓𝒋𝒊 𝑯𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒆𝒕 𝑭𝒍𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑫𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒓 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒇𝒊𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒔 𝑲𝒆𝒚 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒃𝒖𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒔, 𝑫𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝑻𝒂𝒙𝒆𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑺𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝑴𝒐𝒅𝒆𝒍𝒔 By Yeshey LhadonAmidst mounting public concern over escalating vehicle prices, the government has revealed that taxation is not the sole factor behind the surge of vehicle price. During the 7th Meet-the-Press Session, Prime Minister (PM), Lyonchen Tshering Tobgay and Finance Minister Lyonpo …

… 𝑷𝒉𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝑰 𝒊𝒔 𝑫𝒆𝒍𝒂𝒚𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑮𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝑭𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒔 𝑰𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑮𝒖𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝑪𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒕 𝑳𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑹𝒆𝒊𝒏𝒗𝒊𝒈𝒐𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑭𝒖𝒏𝒅 𝑺𝒆𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝑳𝒂𝒖𝒏𝒄𝒉 𝒐𝒏 𝑺𝒆𝒑𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓 2 By Yeshey LhadonThe eagerly awaited rollout of Bhutan’s Economic Stimulus Programme (ESP) has encountered significant delays, causing widespread anticipation and concern among stakeholders. Finance Minister Lyonpo Lekey Dorji addressed the delays in a recent press briefing, …

The issue of vehicle taxation in Bhutan has ignited intense public debate, particularly following the recent lifting of the vehicle import moratorium on August 18. This change has brought the rising cost of vehicles into sharp focus, prompting widespread criticism and calls for government action. The Finance Minister, Lyonpo Lekey Dorji, has recently highlighted the multifaceted nature of the problem, …

…𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒅 “𝑪𝒐𝒐𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑮𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒏,” 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒉𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔 𝒔𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒔𝒌𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒔, 𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒕𝒖𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒇-𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒏𝒗𝒊𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑 By Kezang Choden Dorokha Lower Secondary School in Samtse Dzongkhag hosted its annual cooking competition on August 16, themed “Cooking Green.” The event aimed to encourage youth to cook independently while emphasizing environmentally friendly practices. As a long-standing tradition, the competition …