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Prices in most shops have jumped five percent overnight. In Changzamtog, a couple sits at their tiny wooden table, counting what little money they have left. The husband, the sole breadwinner, earns Nu 17,000 at a convenience store. Rent takes Nu 5,500. Electricity bill, another about Nu 1,500. That leaves about Nu 10,000 for groceries, school fees, internet charges, and survival.
The new excise tax (ET) framework, effective from January 1, has led to price increases for alcohol, tobacco, carbonated...
The government has introduced a range of tax relief measures for individuals under a new income tax framework rolled out...
The government is yet to announce when the Goods and Services Tax (GST) refund mechanism for tourists and short-term vis...
Consumers are facing short-term price increases as the country transitions to the Goods and Services Tax (GST) system, w...
Bumpa Wangmo, former regional manager of Bhutan Industrial Gas (BIG), has been sentenced to nine years’ imprisonment aft...
Bhutan has always taken pride in being a fairly egalitarian society. In many communities, women are heads of households,...
The Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority is on high alert, not only investigating complaints but also penalising b...
The opening of three new Safe Spaces for Women and Girls in Mongar, Pemagatshel, and Samdrupjongkhar marks a significant...
Beginning today, the Changlimithang ground in Thimphu will be transformed into a sanctuary of peace and hope as the Glob...
Public policy is often imagined as a fixed compass, steady and unbending. But in a rapidly changing world, governance mu...
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