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<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="font-size:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">HAN said that although the responsibility of paying the principal and interest of the loan is on the borrowers, the government should facilitate them during the current situation. Shah said that the business has dropped to zero due to the government's control-oriented policies such as health protocols and lockdowns during the Covid-19 period. According to Shah, the hotel industry has been deprived of the facilities provided to other industries. According to him, even though the hotels are running now, they are at a loss because they are not able to generate income to meet the operating expenses. He also said that due to the entry of many new hotels in the market, the competition has increased and there has been a pressure to reduce the price. HAN also complained that it is very regrettable that the government has not recognized the hotel sector of Nepal as an industry even though they have already invested more than the annual budget of the country. </span></span></span></span></p>
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