Category: Economy

Is king’s wedding biggest achievement for an elected government? What has the relation between government’s performances and royal wedding? I was astonished to note when PM Thinley mentioned royal wedding scheduled for this October as one of the achievements made last financial year. He was addressing the joint session...

This is challenge not only for the smallest opposition in world but also to the country’s judiciary. The government has raised the vehicle import tax, which had to be withdrawn due to court order recently. Last year, the government had raised the import tax through cabinet which received set...

Bhutanese travel agencies are making efforts to earn more through all possible means. This is core principle of doing business. The latest of their card on show is the royal wedding scheduled for this October. It’s not sure if that really is a piece Westerners love. Yetis & Dragons,...

As expected, the government increased tax on alcohol in the new budget presented to the parliament by finance minister Wangdi Norbu on Monday. A minister had given this hint last week, which indirectly is leakage of the government’s upcoming budget. Traditionally, government budget remains top secret until the time...

A month after the finalising the draft regulation to control the alcohol consumption in the country, the government took steps that in fact encouraged people to increase it. The government officials say alcohol consumption among educated lot has gone down while the numbers among young people are growing. The...

It’s now certain that Thinley led current government will fail to materialised its promise to invite 100,000 tourists by 2013 as part its campaign to improve tourism industry. Today, around 25,000 tourists visit Bhutan every year. Many tour operators had demanded to reduce the tariff for tourists visiting Bhutan...