The government has collected Rs. 128.50 billion as revenue in the first seven month of the current fiscal year while it had targeted to collect Rs. 131 billion by mid-February, 2012.

However, the revenue mobilisationis 20 percent more compared to the same period last fiscal year, according to the Finance Ministry.

The government has collected Rs. 40 billion from value added tax (VAT), Rs. 23 billion from custom duty, Rs. 17 billion from excise duty, Rs. 26.2 billion from income tax, Rs. 4.25 billion from registration and vehicle tax, and Rs. 18.5 billion from non-tax. nepalnews.com