Kathmandu. Prime Bank has paid Rs 1,78,61,400 as salary allowance to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in the last fiscal year.

The bank has paid Rs 87,84,000 as salary, Rs 69,99,000 as allowance, Rs 1.2 million as Dashain allowance and Rs 8,78,400 as provident fund.

The state has received 39 percent tax on the salary and allowances received by the CEO.

Similarly, the bank has also provided driver, fuel and maintenance facilities to the CEO for office purposes. Similarly, the CEO is paid the mobile bill as per the rules of the bank.

Similarly, the bank has paid Rs 43.55 lakh as meeting allowance to its directors. The company has paid Rs 2 million to 9 thousand 135 for telephone, mobile and newspapers.