A consumer who bought goods worth Rs 250 in Kanchanpur has won a bumper prize of Rs 10 Lakh under government taxpayer incentive scheme.
A consumer who purchased goods worth just Rs 250 from Shivkrishna General Store in Punarbas Municipality, Kanchanpur has won the grand bumper prize of Rs 10 Lakh. This exciting news came out after the Inland Revenue Department announced first batch of winners on Friday under their Taxpayer Incentive Gift Program. However, department has not made the name of winner public yet.
Details of the Prize and Winner
According to the Inland Revenue Department, the bumper prize of Rs 10 Lakh was won by the holder of coupon number 007315254493. Because there is a 25 percent tax deduction on prize money, lucky winner will get Rs 7 Lakh 50 Thousand in hand.
The announcement ceremony was held on Friday in presence of Finance Minister Dr. Swarnim Wagle. Apart from the grand bumper prize, department also announced 15 other winners who will receive Rs 1 Lakh 33 Thousand 334 each.
Why This Program Was Started
This initiative was started from Fiscal Year 2083/84 to encourage consumers for asking bills and making payments through digital methods. Finance Minister Dr. Swarnim Wagle had announced this program through budget of the current fiscal year. The department said that winners for first phase were selected from eligible customers who bought goods and services between Saun 1 and Saun 15.
How to Participate in the Scheme
A new website named prize.ird.gov.np is launched for this incentive program. Customers who buy goods or services worth more than Rs 100 in cash for personal use inside Nepal can upload their original bills on website to participate in this scheme.
But if you pay more than Rs 100 using QR codes of bank or digital wallets, you will participate automatically. Digital payers do not need to upload any bill, but department advised them to keep transaction details safe.
As per the rules, the department will announce gifts regularly on 16th of every month for transactions made from 1st to 15th, and on last day of the month for transactions made from 16th to end of the month.
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