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Local leaders in Chhukha, especially of larger gewogs, are worried about the decline in their block grant budget for the 13th Five-Year Plan. During the recent Dzongkhag Tshogdu, they raised concerns over the Resource Allocation Formula used in distributing the grant. They said that it will widen the economic development gap between larger and smaller gewogs. The local leaders are...

Unclaimed green tax refunds of nearly Nu 4.9 M have been transferred to the government’s escrow account. During the Meet The Press session today, Finance Minister Lekey Dorji said some vehicle owners did not collect their refunds within the designated time frame. However, the government is allowing three years for vehicle owners to claim their refunds. 11 vehicle dealers were...

The Thimphu Thromde has submitted a budget proposal to the finance ministry for an automated parking fee collection system in the capital. The infrastructure and transport minister disclosed this during yesterday's Meet the Press session. He was responding to a media query on whether the government plans to introduce a system similar to the one recently implemented in Phuentshogling. At...

The High Court has ordered the organiser of the singing reality show Bhutan Idol to pay over  Nu 2.5 M to the top three winners of its first season. The decision follows the organizer's failure to pay the promised cash prizes after he was unable to send the winners to Australia as initially promised. When the promise fell through, the...