Koshi Province Government Forms Task Force to Resolve Budget Dispute

Biratnagar. In an effort to temporarily ease the controversy surrounding the Koshi Province government's budget for the fiscal year 2083/84, the ruling Congress and UML parties have informally formed a six-member task force. Both parties are optimistic that the task force will find a solution.

The budget allocation has been criticized by MPs from both the ruling UML and Congress for lacking balance and being concentrated in a few areas, leading to warnings that the budget would be defeated, causing the provincial assembly meetings to be affected. The provincial assembly meeting, scheduled for Ashar 11, was postponed due to disagreements over the budget and rescheduled for Ashar 16.