KATHMANDU, April 18: The government has approved the Start-up Enterprises Credit Operation Work Procedure 2023. In line with the provisions outlined in the current fiscal year's budget, the government is set to disburse loans to start-up enterprises at an interest rate of three percent.

KATHMANDU, April 14: The main opposition party, the Nepali Congress (NC), has objected to the government's decision to conclude the current session of the Federal Parliament. A meeting of the NC Parliamentary Party held today said that serious attention has been drawn to the recommendation made by the government to prorogue the current budget session while there is enough time for the budget session.

BIRGUNJ (Parsa), April 8: Finance Minister Barsha Man Pun has vowed to maintain transparency while determining the rate of revenues in the budget statement for the next fiscal year 2024/25.

KATHMANDU, April 8: Economists have urged the government to come up with a realistic budget while announcing the financial plan for the next fiscal year.

KATHMANDU, April 5: Finance Minister Barshaman Pun has said the government is preparing to allocate the budget only to those projects that have the capacity to spend it.

KATHMANDU, April 3: National Sports Council (NSC) Member Secretary Tanka Lal Ghising has voiced concern over the inclusion of programs in the budget without proposals from the body concerned, the NSC.

KATHMANDU, March 30: The Ministry of Finance has formed a budget drafting committee for the upcoming Fiscal Year (FY) 2024/25.

KATHMANDU, March 25: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has pledged to address the issue concerning the establishment of Shaktikhor industrial corridor through the budget for the upcoming fiscal year.

GODAVARI (Kailali), March 17: The budget allocated for running the 'One District, One Industry' program in Sudur Paschim Province is found to be insufficient.

BIRATNAGAR, March 6: The Koshi Province government has decided to extend the term of the employees working on contract basis in the province.

KATHMANDU, Feb 29: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has spoken of the need for putting in place a system requiring the very person responsible for causing damage or losses to the State to compensate for such damage or losses.

The government on Monday reiterated its priority to construct Nijgadh International Airport (NIA) while unveiling the Principles and Priorities of Budget for the next fiscal year. The construction process will be taken forward after finalizing the investment design of Nijgadh Airport.

KATHMANDU, Feb 25: At a time when there are complaints that the provincial structure has only increased the burden of expenses for the country, questions have been raised on the capacity of the provincial governments to work. All the seven provincial governments have failed to spend their budgets. Not being able to spend the budget means not being able to work as needed, say experts.

KATHMANDU, Feb 5: CPN (Maoist Center) Chairperson and Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has directed the lawmakers of the party to play a strong role in the parliament in favor of the people.

KATHMANDU, Nov 26: Finance Minister Dr Prakash Sharan Mahat has pledged to allocate a budget for women’s empowerment and enhancement of their rights.

BIRATNAGAR, Nov 26: Chief Minister of Koshi Province, Kedar Karki, has said that the budget substitution bill tabled before the Koshi Province Assembly is focused on public welfare.

SUDURPASCHIM, Nov 3: Work on upgrading the Kailali-Kanchanpur road under the national pride Postal Highway project has been sluggish in recent years, thanks to insufficient budget.

KATHMANDU, Sept 7: The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) has allocated a budget of Rs 36.67 billion for the fiscal year 2023/24.

Sarlahi, Aug 31: Four local levels of Sarlahi district have failed to unveil their budget for the current Fiscal Year (FY) 2023/24.

KATHMANDU, Aug 11: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said that the government was effortful to resolve the challenges seen in the nursing sector.

The government is currently grappling with a critical issue that requires immediate attention: the escalating public expenditure and resulting budget deficit. It has become evident that urgent measures are necessary to minimize government spending, as the current trajectory is unsustainable and poses a serious threat to the nation's financial stability and future development.

KATHMANDU, July 18: The government witnessed a budget deficit of Rs 397.87 billion in the last fiscal year due to low revenue collection amid soaring public expenditure.

KATHMANDU, July 18: The government spent only 61.44 percent of the budget allocated for the development work in the last fiscal year.

POKHARA, July 15: The Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) is preparing to bring a budget of around Rs 1.25 billion for the upcoming fiscal year.

KATHMANDU, July 13: Both the houses of the Federal Parliament have passed the budget presented by the government for the upcoming fiscal year (FY 2023-24).

KATHMANDU,  July 9: The provinces have spent only half of their budget till June 15 of the current Fiscal Year 2022/23. Of the total budget of Rs 306 billion that the provinces passed for the current fiscal year, they have spent only Rs 151.3 billion till June 15, which accounts for 49.45 percent of the total annual allocations.

LUMBINI, July 6: The budget of Lumbini province government for the fiscal year 2080/81 was approved with majority votes.

KATHMANDU, July 4: The National Assembly is going to convene today. The meeting will start at 1PM.

KATHMANDU, July 3: The obstruction in the Bagmati Provincial Assembly has been removed after the government promised to rectify the budget.

KATHMANDU, June 28: Finance Minister Prakash Sharan Mahat said the government imposed value added tax on onion and potato as a protectionism measure to boost the domestic yield of the agricultural products.

KATHMANDU, June 28: A meeting of the parliamentary party of CPN (Unified Socialist) has decided to support the government in passing the budget for the upcoming fiscal year 2023/24. Previously, the leaders of CPN (Unified Socialist) protested against the budget. This morning at the Prime Minister's Residence, Baluwatar, the Prime Minister, the Finance Minister and CPN (Unified Socialist) Chairman Madhav Kumar Nepal, along with some MPs, reached a conclusion to support passing the budget.

DANG, June 28: Lumbini Province is going to hold discussions on the budget brought by the provincial government for the upcoming fiscal year 2023/24 in the provincial assembly from today.

KATHMANDU, June 27: A total of 42 local governments have failed to announce their budget for the next fiscal year in the given deadline of June 25 (Asadh 10).

KATHMANDU, June 26: Godavari Municipality of Lalitpur district has announced an annual budget of Rs 2.33 billion for the fiscal year 2023/24. The budget was presented by Deputy Mayor Muna Adhikari during the executive meeting of the municipality. The allocation of funds includes Rs 35 million for infrastructure development, Rs 30 million for the health sector, and Rs 5 million for education.

DEUKHURI, June 26: Ghorahi sub-metropolis has presented a budget of Rs 2.15 billion for the coming fiscal year 2080/81 BS.

BIRGUNJ, June 26: Birgunj Metropolitan City has presented a budget of over Rs 3.21 billion for the coming fiscal year 2023/24.

CHITWAN, June 25: Bharatpur Metropolitan City is going to complete the construction of Gautam Buddha Cricket Stadium in partnership and cooperation with the federal and provincial governments.

KATHMANDU, June 25: The Biratnagar Metropolitan City has announced a comprehensive budget of Rs 3.28 billion for the upcoming fiscal year 2023/24.

KATHMANDU, June 25: Lalitpur Metropolitan City (LMC) has unveiled its comprehensive budget for the upcoming financial year, amounting to 6.55 billion rupees.

KATHMANDU, June 17: All the seven provinces in the country on Friday announced a total budget of Rs 279.59 billion for the fiscal year 2023/24.

KATHMANDU, June 16: The Department of Commerce, Supplies, and Consumer Protection (DoCSCP) has issued a stern warning to traders involved in the black market for onions, emphasizing that strict action will be taken against them.

KATHMANDU, June 16: The government of Sudurpaschim Province has announced plans to launch the Province Constituencies Infrastructure Development Program. This comes in the wake of the federal government facing heavy criticism for enacting a similar program.

JANAKPURDHAM, June 16: Madhesh Province government is going to bring its budget for the next financial year 2023/24 today.

KATHMANDU, June 12: The discussion on the budget presented by the government for the fiscal year 2023/24 has concluded.

KATHMANDU, June 12: Lawmaker and former Finance Minister Bishnu Prasad Paudel has said that the budget for the upcoming fiscal year 2023-24 has failed to accept the reality of economic slowdown and to fall in line with the government policies and programs.

KATHMANDU, June 11: The House of Representatives (HoR) has kicked off its session today. The lower house of the Federal Parliament will be holding general deliberations on the Annual Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for Fiscal Year 2023/24 in the meeting today.

The government has recently unveiled the budget for the upcoming Fiscal Year (FY) 2023/24. However, the budget has faced criticism from various quarters including the private sector organizations such as the Federation of Nepalese Chamber of Commerce and Industries (FNCCI), the Confederation of Nepalese Industries (CNI), and the Nepal Chamber of Commerce (NCC). These organizations express dissatisfaction, asserting that the budget only partially addresses their demands.

KATHMANDU, June 7: The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has been dragged into controversy once again for allegedly using an “unauthorized person” to draft the budget for the fiscal year (FY) 2023/24.

KATHMANDU, June 6: The Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) has cautiously welcomed the budget for the fiscal year 2023/24.

Finance Minister Dr Prakash Saran Mahat presented the budget for the upcoming fiscal year in the parliament on 29th May 2023, with promises to lift the descending economy and to accelerate development activities. The budget with an economic growth rate of six percent to be achieved in the next fiscal year expects to tame the inflation rate at 6.5 percent.