by Prithvi Man Shrestha in The Kathmandu Post, Jan 11, 2023The Department of Customs collected just Rs24.71 billion in revenue until January 9 in the month of Paush (mid-December 2022 to mid-January 2023) against the month’s target of Rs58 billion, suggesting a clear struggle of the government in meeting its revenue target. The situation of revenue collection appears to be worsening as the government feels the pressure to arrange resources to finance the growing administrative…