

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...
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, 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.

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...

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...

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...
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...

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...
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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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, 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...