Finance Minister Denies Misinformation on Customs Rates and Document Pages
Summary
Finance Minister Dr. Swarnim Wagle denied misinformation regarding changes in customs rates and clarified that alleged document page disappearances are due to technical reasons, emphasizing no secret manipulation occurred.
Key Points
- Finance Minister Dr. Swarnim Wagle denied claims of manipulated customs rates in the finance bill.
- He explained minor changes were humanitarian and technical regarding carriers of blood and vaccines.
- The alleged disappearance of 16 pages from the report was due to technical formatting of Microsoft Word.
- He called the controversy an attempt to create unnecessary problems and pledged transparency.