Development spending reaches only 19% in eight months The federal government has spent only around 19 percent of its capital (development) budget in the first eight months of the current fiscal year, reflecting continued weak development expenditure. Business 15 Mar, 2026
Govt spends just 15.62% of capital budget in seven months The government has spent just 15.62 per cent of its capital budget in the first seven months of the current fiscal year 2082/83, according to data from the Financial Comptroller General Office (FCGO). Business 13 Feb, 2026
Development spending shrinks to 29pc in third quarter The government’s development expenditure has remained sluggish, reaching only 29.2 percent of the annual target by the third quarter of the current fiscal year 2024/25. Business 14 Apr, 2025
Govt total expenditure stands at Rs 667.60 billion in last six months The total expenditure of the Government of Nepal stood at Rs.667.60 billion during six months of FY 2024/25. Business 04 Feb, 2025
Revenue collection exceeds govt expenditure ​​​​​​​The government spending in the first two months of the current fiscal year remained 7.49 per cent of the total allocation. Business 19 Sep, 2023
Government's expenditure surpasses income Fiscal deficit is going up as revenue collection is minimal in comparison to the public expenditure. Business 16 May, 2023
Capex at below 30 per cent in nine months The government’s capital expenditure continued to remain sluggish in the first nine months of the current fiscal year at Rs 107 billion of the total annual allocation of Rs 380.38 billion under the capital budget heading. Business 15 Apr, 2023
Capital expenditure at less than 15pc in H1 The government’s capital expenditure continued to be sluggish in the first six months of the current fiscal at 14.05 per cent or Rs 53.455 billion of the total annual allocation of Rs 380.38 billion under the capital budget heading. Business 17 Jan, 2023
Capex at below 5pc in first three months of FY The government’s capital expenditure continued to be sluggish in the first three months of the current fiscal at 4.91 per cent or Rs 18 billion of the total annual allocation of Rs 380.38 billion under the capital budget heading. Business 13 Oct, 2022
Banks deposits go up as capex accelerates With the surge in government expenditure and uptick in remittance, commercial banks witnessed sudden growth of deposits between June 17 and July 8. Kathmandu 13 Jul, 2022
EDITORIAL: Perennial problem When the new constitution was promulgated by the second Constituent Assembly on September 20, 2015, all the political parties had agreed that the fiscal budget should be presented on Jestha 15, two months before the end of the fiscal year. Opinion 12 Jul, 2022
Government spends over Rs 25bn in one day Keeping up with annual trend of ramping up its spending towards the end of every fiscal year, the government has set a record in treasury expenditure this time around as well. Blogs 11 Jul, 2022
