Chipledhunga,
June 23 (RSS): The Western Regional Hotel Association Nepal has urged the
government to exempt demand tariff of the electricity in the wake of the
closure of hotels owing to COVID-19 lockdown.
The Association reminded the government that the hotel sector received
severe dent due to the spread of coronavirus.
The
Association Chief Bikal Tulachan led a team to a meeting with Nepal Electricity
Authority's Distribution and Customers Service Directorate on Monday.
Directorate Chief Teknath Tiwari was drawn attention to not impose electricity
fee at all to them because they were not able to make business in the crisis.
Tulachan
further complained that why the Association's demands were not addressed before
the beginning of new fiscal year though the government was reminded of it on
time. Although the hotel sector was recognized as an industry, the government
facilities and discount were not provided to it, he added.
As
the hoteliers were ready to pay the tariff they had incurred so far, the
arrangement could be made that they could pay after the restoration of normal
situation.
State
chief of the Authority said he was aware that the hotel sector faced tremendous
difficulty and it was logical for discount on charge.
Bank
loan, interest and other installments have emptied hotelier's accounts, so they
needed government help, it was said.
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