Kathmandu, May 4:Finance Minister Mahesh Acharya launched a web site of the Department of Taxation (DoT) at a function organised at Finance Ministry here this afternoon.

The web site (www dot dot dot gov dot np), the country’s first computerised public information system prepared by Nepalese experts, is expected to ease the existing difficulties in taxing system and to reform revenue.

It covers information about income tax legislation, tax treaties and current tax rates, said a DoT press release distributed at the function. “It also offers download services for forms, including Permanent Account Number registration forms that can be downloaded and printed.”

The data, currently put in worldlink server, would be continuously updated, DoT said adding that they would have their own server after a couple of months.

Launching the web site, Finance Minister Acharya said the new information system would maintain transparency, one of the most important features of democracy, which would make way for good governance. “This could help us solve the problems existing, if any, between the government and taxpayers.”