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Vox Pop: Public expectations in the upcoming budget

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Finance Minister Ram Sharan Mahat to present budget at CA building.
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KATHMANDU, July 14: The government is all set to bring the budget for the fiscal year 2015/2016 today. Republica Online team visited New Road, Ratnapark and Maitighar areas to find out public expectations in the new budget.

Sandesh Dhungel, 24, MBA Student

I have heard that the government is planning to impose reconstruction taxes. This move should be abandoned.Government should increase duties on luxuries items.

The much waited formation of consumer court should be addressed as soon as possible.

Bhawesh Gautam, 28, Teacher

The government should allocate budget to bring large seated vehicles for mass transportation in valley. The small vehicles should be phased out simultaneously in coming days.

The cultural heritages are the base for tourism promotion. The government should immediately allocate budget for reconstruction and renovation of cultural heritages destroyed by recent earthquakes.

Pradeep Lamichhane, Masters in Economics

There has to be some packages to address the demands raised by earthquake-affected people.

The government should create certain criteria to receive aid and implement budget for reconstruction works.

It is high time government bring the policies to control inflation

Sita Sharma, housewife

The government should bring policies to control inflation in food items.

Farmers should be provided fertilizers subsidies.

Aswini Shrestha, 25, Marketing Consultant

The government should decrease vehicles customs.

The government should provide food subsidies like in foreign countries.

There has to be policy to generate more employment opportunities in the country to reduce brain drain.



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