No budget for mega projects without breaking old structural constraints

The three-decade-old concept of social security scheme needs to be remodelled based on changed social dynamics.

The government’s policies and programmes have already been presented in the federal parliament and the government is busy preparing the country’s budget for the upcoming fiscal year, based on that. In this context, the Post’s Thira Lal Bhusal has asked former finance minister and CPN-UML vice-chair Surendra Pandey how can the budget address the problems of the country’s financial sector, rejuvenate the market and steer the national economy in the right direction.