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Budget accords high priority to tourism
Saturday - 23rd July 2005 |
Hon'ble Finance Minister Madhukar Shumshere JB Rana delivered the Budget
Speech for the fiscal year of 2005-06 on July 16 , 2005. The present
budget has given high priority to the tourism. Extract from the budget
speech on tourism is as follows: "In order to promote the image of
tourism sector of Nepal in national and international level, emphasis
will be given to the development of tourism. For this, foreign tourism
journalists, tourism writers, tour operators and documentary producers
will be invited to Nepal through Nepal Tourism Board for making
documentaries, news, travel documentary etc., related to Nepal and make
arrangements for the publicity through the foreign information media.
Promotion of religious tourism will be emphasized to attract Hindus and
Buddhists to Nepal. In order to promote religious and regional tourism,
special promotional activities will be carried out in the countries like
India, China, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, and Sri Lanka through the
Nepal Tourism Board. A Ten Year Work Plan prepared for the improvement
and conservation of the World Heritages of Kathmandu Valley at risk will
be implemented in coordination with the local bodies.
Necessary land will be acquired and developed within FY 2005/06 to
develop a 3,000 meters long run-way for landing and take-off of
Wide-bodied Aircrafts at Gautam Buddha Airport of Bhairahawa." |
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