Ministry cannot slash budget passed by Parliament: FM Mahat Finance Minister Dr Prakash Sharan Mahat has said the budget passed by the sovereign parliament could not be reduced. Business 16 Feb, 2024
Report flays sluggish budget implementation ​​​​​​​The Confederation of Nepalese Industries (CNI) has expressed concerns over the sluggish implementation of the government’s budget for the fiscal year 2022-23. Business 15 Aug, 2023
Guidelines for effective budget implementation ​​​​​​​The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has issued an 81-point guideline to all the ministries, departments, and line agencies for the effective implementation of the budget for this fiscal year 2023-24. The guideline focuses on maximum utilisation of resources and ensuring effectiveness and efficiency. Business 21 Jul, 2023
CNI urges FinMin to introduce Payment Recovery Act ​​​​​​​The newly-elected members of the Confederation of Nepalese Industries (CNI) met Finance Minister Prakash Sharan Mahat to discuss the country’s economy. Business 04 Jul, 2023
MoF starts preparations to implement budget for fiscal year 2023-24 The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has commenced the initial groundwork for the implementation of the budget for forthcoming financial year 2023-24. Business 23 Jun, 2023
Lawmaker Gagan Thapa calls for effective implementation of budget Lawmaker Gagan Kumar Thapa has called attention of the government to pay attention to effective implementation of the budget. Kathmandu 11 Jun, 2023
EDITORIAL - Provincial budgets On Wednesday, the finance ministers of the respective provinces presented budgets totalling Rs 305.5 billion for fiscal 2022-23, with priority going to economic enhancement and increased productivity. Opinion 17 Jun, 2022
Slow capital spending irks FinMin Paudel Finance Minister Bishnu Prasad Paudel has expressed dissatisfaction over the sluggish pace of development budget expenditure in the first six months of the current fiscal year (mid-July to mid-January). Business 25 Jan, 2021
Slow capital spending irks FinMin Paudel KATHMANDU, JANUARY 24 Finance Minister Bishnu Prasad Paudel has expressed dissatisfaction over the sluggish pace of development budget expenditure in the first six months of the current fiscal year (mid-July to mid-January). Speaking during the... 25 Jan, 2021
Capital expenditure at dismal 8.34 per cent KATHMANDU, NOVEMBER 22 Even though the Finance Ministry has been issuing the budget implementation guidelines for the effective implementation of the budget, the government has not been able to expedite the spending of capital budget. Apart from the... 23 Nov, 2020
Bring gender-responsive budget: HoR panel Kathmandu, May 26 The Women and Social Development Committee of the House of Representatives has directed the federal and provincial governments to bring gender-responsible budget for the fiscal 2020-21 in the wake of adverse situation created by... Horoscopes 27 May, 2020
Opinion: Pathway to improving budget openness Nepal's budget transparency score has dropped, according to the latest Open Budget Survey (OBS) report published by International Budget Partnership. The report stated that the country’s transparency score has decreased to 41 in 2019 from 52 in 2017.... 24 May, 2020
