Following the budget announcement of FY 2083/84, the government of Nepal has been implementing the Taxpayers’ Gift Incentives Programme. The scheme provides cash incentives of Rs. 100,000 daily and...
Washington DC. The US Congress's non-partisan budget office (CBO) has stated that the war the US has been conducting against Iran for six months has cost approximately 38 billion US dollars so far....
Disagreements over ministerial appointments have left both provincial governments struggling to complete their cabinets, with delays already affecting government business and budget implementation....
One line buried in the FY 2026/27 budget can potentially change how cities in Nepal construct – and who pays when disaster strikes. A proposed budget provision would make insurance mandatory during...
JANAKPURDHAM, June 24: Birgunj Metropolitan City has announced a budget of Rs 4.42 billion for the fiscal year 2026/27, with priorities including education, healthcare, sanitation, agriculture, tou...
Washington D.C. The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has stated that the United States has spent approximately $38 billion on the war it has been conducting against Iran for the past ...
People are more willing to pay taxes when public resources are managed effectively and transparently. The 2026-27 fiscal budget deserves appreciation for one important reason. Amid competing fisca...
Every year, Nepal’s budget arrives with big promises. The government announces new roads, hospitals, tax changes, subsidies, allowances, and support for different groups. Political parties claim vi...
KATHMANDU, June 9: Members in the National Assembly (NA) have alleged that tax rates were altered in the budget speech for the upcoming fiscal year 2026/27, demanding an investigation into the matt...
Kathmandu. Chief Secretary Govinda Bahadur Karki has clarified that the government's main policy is to make Nepal a livable country for all. He said this while speaking at the Budget Watch program ...
Nearly a decade after the adoption of federalism, an important question remains: Does the budget truly reflect its spirit? It does so only partially. The federal budget is more than an annual stat...
KATHMANDU, June 6: The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) last week declined 26.69 points (0.96 percent) as an impact of the government unveiled budget for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026/27.
Kailali. Sudurpaschim Province government's budget for the fiscal year 2083/84 has not been passed, leading the province into a state of budget nullity. This situation arose because the budget of ...
Waglé brought an expansionary budget amid a struggling economy but faced controversy for altering the finance bill after it was presented to Parliament. For the post-September 8-9 government that ...
With a gross domestic product of about Rs 6.6 trillion, Nepal's finance minister has presented a budget of Rs 2.12 trillion for fiscal year 2083/84, roughly the same size relative to the economy as...
Kathmandu. The government announced in the budget for the upcoming fiscal year 2083/84 that a 5% value-added tax (VAT) will be imposed on electricity. Finance Minister Dr. Swarnim Wagle has introdu...
Of Rs407.88 billion allocated for development projects in the current fiscal year, only Rs124.61 billion has been spent in ten months, with delays blamed on post-protest budget freezes and structur...
KATHMANDU, June 1: Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) plunged 26.72 points on Sunday, the first trading day after the announcement of budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026/27, to close at 2,755.37 points.
Biratnagar. A week has passed since the Koshi Province government unveiled a budget of 40 billion 44 crore 98 lakh for the upcoming fiscal year 2083/084. While presenting the budget, the Minister f...
Investors are prevalent in the new budget. Entrepreneurs are easy to spot. But the poor are far less visible. By announcing a national budget of Rs2.124 trillion for FY 2026-27, Finance Minister S...
KATHMANDU, May 28 : Customs clearance operations, excluding passenger clearance, will remain suspended on the day the federal budget for the upcoming fiscal year is presented in Parliament, accordi...
Surkhet. Karnali Province Finance Minister Rajiv Bikram Shah's budget speech was interrupted when the lights went out as he began. The budget speech was stopped for a while due to darkness. The li...
Multiple changes to tax provisions and rates after budget presentation prompt criticism from former finance ministers, who question whether due procedure was followed and warn of possible policy un...
KATHMANDU, May 19: The private sector has urged the government to bring programs in the budget for the fiscal year 2026/27 to lift the deteriorating business morale, create demand in the market, at...
Kathmandu. The government has also prioritized the sectors of labor, foreign employment, youth empowerment, and sports in the budget for the upcoming fiscal year. In the budget presented by Finance...
Cultural practitioners see potential in the new allocations, yet doubts persist over funding priorities and long-term impact. With the total national budget of Rs2.12 trillion for the fiscal year ...
Prime Minister Shah’s border-related remarks and procedural disputes have repeatedly disrupted the budget session amid opposition protests and boycotts. Nepal’s federal parliament, constitutionall...
Experts argue that the budget reflects a centralised approach, as the federal government retains most responsibilities instead of strengthening fiscal federalism. The federal budget for the upcomi...
Education encompasses a meagre 10.75 percent of the national budget, down from 17.1 percent in 2011-12. Two days before its presentation in Parliament, the government is giving final touches to th...
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