The National Assembly adopted the Excise Tax Bill of Bhutan 2025 on 17th June with 43 Members of Parliament (MPs) voting in favor and two against, out of the 45 MPs present. The Bill essentially means lower costs for cars for two reasons. The first is that it did away …
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The Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) charge sheeted the 24-year-old female driver in the Zilukha accident case on Thursday with two charges of Culpable Driving and Failure to Obey Zebra Crossing rule ,which are listed in the Road Safety and Transport Act 1999 and the Road Safety and Transport regulations. The …
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A combination of the 5% GST applied on electricity and an upcoming three-year domestic power tariff review will mean higher power bills for all Bhutanese households and businesses. Electricity had originally been exempted from the GST, but the Economic and Finance Committee (EFC) put it under the GST. It simply …
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GST concerns from both officials and business people The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill has been passed in the National Assembly (NA), and is currently under discussion in the National Council. However, there are some concerns. The first issue is that the reduction of the GST rate from the …
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His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen graced the 16th Convocation of the Royal University of Bhutan, where 1,931 students from 11 RUB colleges received their degrees and diplomas on 12 June. Addressing the graduates, His Majesty said that we are living in a time of profound change …
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As the debate on the 10% tax on fixed deposits raged online, as proposed in the Income Tax Bill 2025, the Finance Minister, Lekey Dorji, entered the debate through his personal Facebook page sharing a series of data on individual and institutional fixed deposit holders. The data shared by the …
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On 9th June at the Chubachu-Jungshina highway at Zilukha, a speeding Creta vehicle hit a 20-year-old woman crossing the zebra crossing. The vehicle hit her twice and then dragged her underneath the car for 30 to 40 meters from the zebra crossing. The 20-year-old woman who is a class 12 …
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In the remote highlands of Lunana, Bhutan is confronting one of the most pressing threats brought on by climate change: glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs). Thorthormi Lake, once part of a vast glacier system, is now a growing body of water fed by rapidly melting ice. Rising temperatures heighten the …
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On Friday 12th June, the National Assembly (NA) endorsed a proposal to reduce the Goods and Services Tax (GST) from the originally planned 7% to 5%, following a recommendation by the Economic and Finance Committee (EFC). The decision was passed through a majority vote by a show of hands. South …
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His Majesty with His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, at the Royal Palace in Stockholm on 5th June 2025. His Majesty is in Sweden as a special guest of honour at Brilliant Minds, a global platform for creative individuals to come together on world changing ideas, which convenes …
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