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The Royal Audit Authority (RAA) reported irregularities worth almost Nu 4bn in the financial year 2023-2024. This is an increase of nearly a billion ngultrum compared to the previous financial year. This is according to the authority's latest annual report, which was launched today. However, the overall trend over the past four years shows that the trend of irregularities has...

The Ministry of Finance is targeting July 2025 for the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) though a final date has yet to be decided. The finance minister revealed this during the Meet the Press session. The GST was introduced as a reform to modernise and simplify Bhutan’s tax system, aiming to create a more streamlined process for...

Two years after its establishment, the organic agriculture hub in Tsirang’s Mendrelgang Gewog is thriving well. Using locally available raw materials, it produces eight different types of organic manures, which are supplied within Tsirang and to nearby districts. The Tsirang District Administration inaugurated the organic agriculture hub in December 2022 as part of the national day build-up programme. The organic...

Kidney bean is becoming one of the most favoured cash crops among Bhutanese farmers. Last year, the country produced more than 350 metric tonnes of kidney beans or rajma beans. Known for its easy cultivation, most villagers in the east are cultivating the crop. In Samdrup Jongkhar, a growing number of farmers in Gomdar Gewog are cultivating kidney beans as...