Posted by: CT. February 27, 2009
FM Dr. Bhattrai's Decision-Good or bad?
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None of private schools in Nepal is registered as the profit making business organization. Yes they are doing business and making profit in every corner, which is due to lack of government apparatus to monitor and control them. Incompetent government is equally responsible to allow private schools rip off ordinary citizen. Rather than eliminating the government's weakness, this FM is eager to collect tax on improper earning of private schools. This is second degree extortion against ordinary citizen which I don't support.

If government wants to collect tax from private schools, then dismiss their current registration first, re-register them as industry and then collect tax accordingly. I have no problem with that. Why only 5%, they can even collect 15% or can subject this sector into VAT to make more money for the government. The private schools can then be treated equally as any other business sector.

It is huge mistake for the government to tax the organization registered for non-profit purpose. Taxing private schools allow them to earn more profit and the citizen who do not believe so called public (government-managed) schools will be suffered more. It will also open doors for other non-profit making sectors to start doing business and breach the policy.

I, however, support the policy of forcing kids of government officers study in public schools. This rule should be applied to all lawmakers, politicians who participate in election and anyone who receive money/salary from taxpayers money. I bet they will not do this honestly. These maoist propaganda machine will never do such a job, which will ultimately do good for all but they use this concept only to threaten some of the government officers who do not follow them blindly. If FM can say - The kids of government officers will not be allowed to study in private school, why he can not say - The kids of LAW-MAKERS will not be allowed to study in private school? That's why I don't support this agenda too.

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