Source of Revenue
Section 6 of the Act grants RBN authority over the following resources of road fund to be accrued for RBN as follows:
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Government of Nepal may by a notification published in the Nepal Gazette levy such toll as maybe prescribed in such a notification on the motor vehicle making use of the road prescribed in the said notification
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The board shall collect or cause to collect the toll prescribed by GON by notification published in the Nepal Gazette
RBN has currently been availing the following resources:
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Fuel levy on diesel and petrol
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Vehicle registration fees
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Road user charges
Other possible resources that are yet to be tapped are:
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Charge on motor vehicles registered outside of Nepal (collected upon entering the country)
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Subsidies and grants from GON and support from donors and internals, if any.