KATHMANDU, April 10: The spokesperson for the Nepali Congress and former finance minister Dr Prakash Saran Mahat has raised concerns saying that the revenue growth rate, which stood at 10 percent two months ago, has now declined to 7 percent.

KATHMANDU, Feb 4: Finance Minister Dr Prakash Saran Mahat has made a major bureaucratic reshuffle within the ministry.

KATHMANDU, Jan 26: Finance Minister Dr Prakash Saran Mahat has admitted that the government has not met its revenue target for the current fiscal year. He said this while addressing a program organized in Kathmandu today on the occasion of International Customs Day.

KATHMANDU, Oct 11: Finance Minister Dr Prakash Saran Mahat held a meeting with Regional Vice President of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) for Asia and the Pacific Riccardo Puliti in Marrakesh, Morocco, during the sidelines of the annual meeting of the World Bank.

KATHMANDU, May 13: Finance Minister Dr Prakash Saran Mahat said that the current youth population will expand the country's economic activities.

KATHMANDU, May 11: The discussion on the principles and priorities of the Appropriation Bill 2080 has ended in the House of Representatives. In the meeting on Wednesday, Finance Minister Dr Prakash Saran Mahat said that the administrative cost will be reduced in the current budget.

KATHMANDU, April 8: Finance Minister Dr Prakash Saran Mahat has formed a budget drafting committee for the next financial year.