Assessing local government budget

Local governments have prioritised education, health, agriculture, livestock and roads.

Nepal's metropolises, sub-metropolises and municipalities are required to present their budgets to their respective assemblies by June 25 every year, according to the provisions of the Local Government Operation Act and Inter-Governmental Fiscal Arrangement Act. These local governments have to provide detailed information about the revenue and expenditure of the previous fiscal year, revised income and expenditure for the current fiscal year, income and expenditure projections, and programmes and projects for the upcoming fiscal year. But 42 local governments have missed the deadline to present their annual financial plans, as per information provided by the local government associations.