Kathmandu, July 13:

Nepal Instant Noodles Industries Association (NINIA) today expressed concern over imposition of excise duty on instant noodles.”The imposition of excise duty on the cheap food products is against the government’s norm to provide relief to the people,” states a press statement issued by the NINIA today. The association has expressed its surprise to learn that the government has imposed such excise duty on instant noodles.