The meeting has been postponed to 1 pm later in the day, Eknath Dhakal, minister for cooperatives and poverty alleviation, informed Republica. [break]
However, the discussion on the budget is still on. The government is preparing to bring two-third budget and forward it to the president for endorsement today.
A day earlier, the president had suggested that Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai bring one-third budget.
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