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A
budget for
structural
transformation
: Nepal’s
economy needs
to be jump
started to
attract
investment and
create jobs,
by Siddhant
Raj Pandey (nt
24/05/2026)
Principles,
priorities and
grim realities,
by Shanker Man
Singh (ae
22/05/2026)
Finance Minister
consults
former finance
ministers on
budget
priorities,
economic
reforms
(kh
21/05/2026), Cut
waste, boost
production:
Former Finance
Ministers
demand
ruthless
fiscal reforms
(nn
21/05/2026)
Who is writing the
budget: PM
Office or
Finance
Ministry?
Rising
questions over
coordination
between PM
Office and
Finance
Ministry as
budget
deadline nears,
by Narayan
Aryal (kh
19/05/2026)
Finance
Committee to
consult
experts on
upcoming
budget (nn
19/05/2026)
Nepal spends nearly
60 percent of
annual budget
in ten months,
capital
expenditure
lags at 28
percent
(kh
15/05/2026)
Nepal’s
cumulative
audit
irregularities
rise to Rs
755.17 billion
(nn
15/05/2026), Everything
You Need to
Know About
Nepal’s 63rd
Auditor
General Report,
by Binod
Dhakal (nn
16/05/2026), Auditor
general
suggests
widening
digital
payments to
cut public
spending
arrears : The
auditor
general’s
report
uncovers
nearly Rs100
billion in
irregularities
during audits
of accounts
worth Rs9.48
trillion
across 5,526
public offices
in the fiscal
year 2024–25,
by Matrika
Dahal (kp
16/05/2026)
Finance Minister
unveils budget
priorities
focused on
digital
transformation
and economic
reform (kh
15/05/2026)
Budget
preparations
intensify as
Parliament
session nears
(nn
09/05/2026)
Defence Ministry
reports over
80% progress
in annual
targets; key
infrastructure
projects show
mixed results
(kh
05/05/2026)
Parliamentarians
throng
ministry to
clamour for
petty projects
ahead of
annual budget
: Despite
policy push to
prioritise
large
infrastructure,
lawmakers
submit
hundreds of
low-budget
plans, raising
concerns over
duplication
and federal
overreach,
by Bimal
Khatiwada (kp
26/04/2026)
Govt budget deficit
reaches Rs 152
billion in
first 9 months
of fiscal year
(kh
14/04/2026)
Where
does the local
government
budget go?
Current
expenditure
patterns show
that their
full potential
remains
unrealised,
by Khim Lal
Devkota (kp
01/04/2026)
Revenue Advisory
Committee
formed to
prepare FY
2026/27 budget
framework
(kp
27/02/2026), Finance Ministry
begins budget
process, forms
Revenue
Advisory
Committee
(kh
28/02/2026)
Budget
ceiling set
lower for FY
2083/84 as
government
moves to curb
overspending
trend (ok
22/02/2026)
Public
Spending
Bottlenecks
(rep
18/02/2026)
Budget
spending 40
percent,
development
expenditure 15
percent in
last seven
months (nn
13/02/2026)
Govt revises FY
budget, cuts
allocation by
14% in
mid-year
review (kh
10/02/2026), Interim
government
slashes budget
by 14 percent
: Finance
ministry says
the revised
budget now
stands at
Rs1.68
trillion, with
the government
upholding 6
percent
economic
growth
projection
(kp
11/02/2026), Govt
slashes annual
budget by Rs
276 billion
through
mid-term
review
(rep
11/02/2026)
Govt
begins budget
consultations
with focus on
curbing
recurrent
expenditure
(rep
09/02/2026)
Improve Capital
Expenditure,
by Uttam
Maharjan (rn
03/02/2026)
Govt
struggles to
spend capital
budget in
first half of
current FY
(rep
31/01/2026)
Budget formulation
process for
next fiscal
year begins
(kh
17/01/2026)
Mid-term
Review of
Budget:
Revenue stands
at 38 percent,
spending at 35
percent
(nn
15/01/2026)
GESI-responsive
budgeting:
Boon for
educational
transformation,
by Gita Subedi
(kh
11/01/2026)
Govt
releases
budget for
1,142 projects
worth Rs 31.69
billion
(rep
09/01/2026)
Govt
fails to abide
by its own
rule of budget
transfers this
year too
(rep
08/01/2026)
Govt
budget tilted
toward
low-yield
public
services over
high-return
sectors:
Economists
(rep
21/12/2025)
Strengthening
Nepal’s
Treasury :
Government
expenditure
has exceeded
revenue,
resulting in a
fiscal deficit
of Rs 148
billion in the
first five
months of FY
2025/26
(rep
19/12/2025)
Govt’s capital
expenditure
weak in first
five months of
FY 2025/26
(kh
16/12/2025), Government
spends only
eight per cent
capital
expenditure in
five months
(nn
16/12/2025)
Government missed
revenue,
spending
targets
(ae
19/11/2025), Budget freeze
behind low
capital
spending in
first quarter:
Minister
Ghising
(kh
24/11/2025)
Govt spending
exceeds
revenue by Rs
135 billion in
four months
(kh
17/11/2025)
World
Bank calls for
sweeping
reforms to fix
Nepal’s
chronic
capital
spending
problem :
Despite higher
budget
allocations,
the government
continues to
struggle to
spend on
infrastructure,
with experts
calling for
governance
overhaul and
performance-based
budgeting
(kp
14/11/2025)
Govt revenue and
spending
plummet in
wake of Gen-Z
movement
(kh
03/11/2025)
Budget
implementation
hit as federal
govt withholds
grant
transfers to
provinces,
local levels
(kh
01/11/2025)
Govt spends 18
percent of
annual budget
in first
quarter
(kh
18/10/2025), Capital
expenditure
slumps to 4.7%
in Q1 amid
protests and
unrest :
Likewise, the
government
received
grants worth
over Rs 2
billion so far
this year. The
amount is 3.76
percent of the
target of Rs
53.44 billion
(rep
19/10/2025), Government
spends only
18.56% of
budget by
mid-October
(nn
19/10/2025)
Government
in
cost-cutting
mode: Where
have the
budget cuts
hit?, by
Uddab Thapa
(nn
17/10/2025)
Govt
decides to
transfer
budgets for
reconstruction,
economic
recovery
(rep
11/10/2025)
Govt
to focus on
realistic and
credible
budget over
populist
approach
(rep
09/10/2025)
Over Rs 120 billion
to be
reallocated
from budget,
earmarked for
elections and
reconstruction
(kh
18/09/2025)
Govt
borrows over
Rs 325 billion
in domestic
loans in one
year (rep
26/08/2025)
Govt
earns Rs 85.19
billion,
spends Rs
46.30 billion
in first month
of FY 2082/83
(rep
17/08/2025)
Govt spending
crosses Rs 1.5
trillion in FY
2024/25
(kh
15/08/2025)
Govt
to raise Rs
113 billion in
domestic debt
by mid-October
amid fiscal
pressures
(rep
25/07/2025)
Govt misses both
revenue and
spending
targets in FY
2024/25
(kh
18/07/2025), Federal treasury
faces Rs 204
billion
deficit as
fiscal year
ends (kh
18/07/2025)
New
budget comes
into effect
from today
(rep
17/07/2025)
Government spending
surges by 15%
in last month
of fiscal
year, reaching
Rs 240 billion
in 31 days
(kh
16/07/2025)
Govt
splurges Rs
38.61 billion
in a day;
capital
spending hits
Rs 21.73
billion :
Rampant
expenses at
the end of FY
costs high to
sustainable
economic
growth and
quality
construction:
Economists,
by Rajesh
Khanal (rep
11/07/2025)
The
realities of
provincial
budgets :
Provincial
budgets
reflect
broader
challenges in
the federal
planning and
budgeting
system, by
Khim Lal
Devkota (kp
09/07/2025)
Scourge
of Asare Bikas
: We are all
aware of this
awful
condition
since it is
nothing new:
each fiscal
year begins
slowly and
ends with a
frenzied rush
to spend what
remains
unspent
(rep
07/07/2025)
Less
than half of
development
budget spent
with just four
days left in
FY (rep
06/07/2025)
More than half of
capital budget
still
unutilized
(ae
04/07/2025)
Govt
speeds up
last-gasp
spending as
fiscal year
draws to a
close (rep
02/07/2025)
Budget
passed amid
criticism from
both ruling
and opposition
lawmakers :
They criticise
the budget for
lacking
balance and
serving the
interests of
certain
leaders’
constituencies
(kp
25/06/2025)
Reclaiming
Nepal’s Budget
From Hidden
Hands, by
Prabin
Manandhar (sp
20/806/2025)
Nepal spends nearly
20% of annual
budget on
public debt
repayment
(kh
19/06/2025)
Budgets and public
accountability,
by Anurag
Gupta and
Abhinav
Timsina (ae
17/06/2025)
Capital spending
still at 41
percent as
fiscal year
nears close
(ae
17/06/2025)
Govt’s
capital
expenditure
stands at 40.7
pc while
revenue
collection
hits 71 pc of
target
(rep
16/06/2025)
A
closer look at
the budget :
The federal
government
must not
undertake
projects that
fall within
the
jurisdiction
of provincial
or local
levels, by
Khim Lal
Devkota (kp
11/06/2025)
Total
govt
expenditure
stands at Rs
1157.89 in
last 10 months
of FY 2024/25
(rep
11/06/2025)
Budget neglects
laborers and
cooperative
victims:
Barshaman Pun
(kh
09/06/2025)
Experts doubt new
budget can
address
Nepal’s
economic
challenges
(kh
07/06/2025)
Budget
Control
(sp
06/06/2025)
Chandra
Prasad Dhakal
: Private
Sector First
(sp
06/06/2025)
National
Planning
Commission to
strictly
monitor budget
implementation
(kh
04/06/2025)
Budget
will now focus
on projects
above Rs 50
million:
Infrastructure
Minister
(kh04/06/2025)
A
missed
opportunity :
The budget for
FY 2025-26
lacks reforms
and direction
to drive
change in
Nepal, by
Bhojraj Poudel
(kp
03/06/2025)
Federal
budget
allocations to
provinces:
Karnali gets
the highest,
Gandaki least
(rn
02/06/2025)
A
Blend of
Cautious
Pragmatism,
Selective
Ambition and
Missed
Opportunities
(rep
01/06/2025)
Private
sector has
mixed
reactions to
2025–26 budget
: Businesses
and
enterprises
welcome
supportive
measures of
the federal
budget but
criticise the
lack of
clarity,
regional
focus, and
spending
viability
(kp
31/05/2025)
Understanding
Nepal's
underspending
: The problem
is not the
lack of cash,
it is the
government’s
inability to
spend its
budget, by
Shristi Karki
(nt
30/05/2025)
Nepal’s
record Rs1.96
trillion
budget makes
bold promises
amid a bleak
outlook :
Budget aims
for 6 percent
growth and
supports
private
investment.
Doubts over
implementation
in a climate
of political
instability
and poor
spending,
by Sangam
Prasain (kp
30/05/2025), Education
budget sees no
departure :
The allocation
is just 10.75
percent of the
national
budget,
smaller than
this year’s
pie (kp
30/05/2025), Health
sector gets
Rs95.81
billion : As
the sector’s
liabilities
are high, 0.3
percent
increment of
the health
budget won’t
be enough to
meet
Sustainable
Development
Goals (kp
30/05/2025)
Finance
Minister
allocates 33%
of national
budget to his
own ministry
(kh
30/05/2025)
Here’s
how much each
ministry was
allocated for
FY 2025/26
(kh
29/05/2025)
As
spending lags,
govt bets on
bigger budget
for FY 2025/26
(kh
29/05/2025), Govt
announces
budget of Rs
1.964 trillion
for FY 2025/26
(rep
29/05/2025)
Only
about a third
of capital
budget spent
in 10 months
(ae
21/05/2025)
Size
of new FY
budget to
decrease in
Gandaki
Province
(kh
18/05/2025)
Bagmati
Province
government
spends only 38
percent of
budget in 10
months (kh
18/05/2025)
Govt's
capital
expenditure at
34%, revenue
collection at
65% in 10
months
(rep
15/05/2025)
Cash
crunch forces
Nepal to halt
on-site drug
testing : Drug
regulator says
the proposed
budget for new
fiscal year
will be just
enough for
salaries,
by Arjun
Poudel (kp
13/05/2025) [A very competent government, isn't it?]
Private
sector urges
govt to
conduct
quarterly
assessment of
development
expenditure
(rep
13/05/2025)
Government
advised to
present a
budget that
boosts hope :
The meeting
reportedly
stressed
making
development
efforts more
effective and
timely, and
preventing the
misuse of
resources
(kp
01/05/2025)) [A budget that is not implemented remains a pointless
utopia!],
Delayed development
dreams (ae
09/05/2025)
Budget-making
through a
federal lens :
Finance
minister has
the
opportunity to
reshape the
budget in line
with federal
principles,
by Khim Lal
Devkota (kp
30/04/2025)
High
budget
surrender
reflects low
spending
capacity
(ae
30/04/2025)
Over
five billion
unspent budget
returned to
state treasury
(kh
27/04/2025)
NNRFC
recommends
borrowing
limit of 5% of
GDP for
Federal Govt
(kh
15/04/2025)
Capital
expenditure
drops to 29%
(kh
14/04/2025)
Government
spends Rs
839.36 billion
in first eight
months of FY
2024/25
(kh
09/04/2025)
Can
the govt’s
budget address
Nepal’s
growing
economic
crisis? With
external aid
dwindling and
internal
revenue goals
unmet, the
government
faces the
challenge of
crafting a
budget that
can stimulate
growth and
align with
constitutional
priorities,
by Narayan
Aryal (kh
04/04/2025)
Health
ministry
braces for Rs3
billion budget
cut next year
: Finance
ministry has
capped next
year’s health
budget at Rs83
billion even
as the US
halts its aid,
by Arjun
Poudel (kp
08/03/2025) [??]
Budget
deficit widens
to Rs 110bn
(ae
03/03/2025)
Budget
estimates of
around Rs 1.9
trillion in
the offing
(kh
01/03/2025) [The budget is always a farce because, thanks to the
incompetent
government,
only a
fraction of it
is actually
invested!],
Budget
works begin
under Rs1.9
trillion
ceiling for
next fiscal
year :
Government
under pressure
to manage
resources in
view of US aid
cuts including
Millennium
Challenge
Corporation
funding
(kp
02/03/2025)
Government's
income,
expenditure
remain weak in
seven months
(rn
14/02/2025)
Budget
trimmed by 9
percent,
citing low
spending
capacity : The
revised
estimate is
Rs1.69
trillion. Only
35.89 percent,
or Rs667.6
billion, spent
in the first
six months,
by Sangam
Prasain (kp
07/02/2025)
Only
25.70% of
budget spent
on National
Pride Projects
(rep
07/02/2025)
Govt’s
total
expenditure
reaches Rs
667.60 billion
in last six
months (kh
04/02/2025)
Nepal’s
upcoming
budget to face
significant
reduction amid
financial
constraints :
The upcoming
budget will
likely reflect
the severe
financial
challenges
facing the
country
(kh
23/01/2025)
Development
spending
stalls at 16
percent
(ae
16/01/2025)
Half-yearly
review of
budget: 39%
income, 35%
expenditures
(rn
14/01/2025), Govt
fails to meet
capital
expenditure
target,
spending only
16.16% in
first half of
FY 2024/25
(rep
14/01/2025)
Only
11.58 percent
of capital
budget
utilized in
five months
(ae
06/01/2025)
Govt’s
deficit budget
continues to
push citizens
into debt trap
: Nearly 30
percent of the
budget—Rs
547.67
billion—remains
unfunded
(kh
04/01/2025)
Budget
calendar in
disarray due
to delayed
legal
amendments
(kh
28/12/2024)
Bagmati
Province
spends only
12% of budget
in fiscal year
(kh
28/12/2024)
Federal
funding delay
stalls
construction
of basic
hospital in
Baglung’s
remote village
: Residents of
two wards in
Nisikhola
Rural
Municipality
have to travel
up to 130 km
for hospital
services due
to the lack of
a healthcare
facility
nearby, by
Prakash Baral
(kp
17/12/2024) [Presumably there isn't enough money. After all, an
incredible 11
per cent of
the money
planned in the
budget has
already been
spent within
five months!]
Capital
expenditure
hits just 11%,
revenue
collection at
28% (kh
16/12/2024)
Budget
reforms for
subnational
autonomy :
Conditional
grants given
to subnational
governments in
Nepal are
restricted,
by Khim Lal
Devkota (kp
11/12/2024)
Sudurpashchim
govt spends
just 9% budget
(rn
30/11/2024)
'Capital
spending
warrants
policy and
structural
reforms',
by Hemant
Joshi (rn
23/11/2024)
Only
9.8 percent of
development
budget spent
in four months
(ae
18/11/2024)
Capital
expenditure
increases by
65 percent in
three months:
Finance
Ministry
(kh
18/10/2024)
Only
25% of private
sector
projects in
last year’s
budget fully
implemented
(kh
21/08/2024)
Governance
gaps in health
and
agriculture :
We must align
budget
allocations
with policy
priorities to
ensure
adequate
funding for
these areas,
by Akalal
Chalaune (kp
21/08/2024)
Govt
revenue of Rs
96.95 billion
is twice the
spending in
first month of
current FY
(rep
17/08/2024)
Capital
expenditure
growth enters
slow lane
after Covid :
In the past
four years,
the average
capital
spending has
remained at 60
percent,
demonstrating
the slow pace
of economic
and
development
activities,
by Krishana
Prasain (kp
20/07/2024)
FY
2023/24:
Revenue
collection,
expenditures
fail to meet
targets
(ae
18/07/2024)
Govt
issues
73-point
guideline for
budget
enforcement
(kh
17/07/2024)
FY
2023-24
Review:
Revenue
collection and
expenditures
fall short of
targets
(kh
16/07/2024)
Govt
continues
spending
excessively in
the last month
(rep
09/07/2024)
Capital
expenditure
only 52
percent on
final payment
day: Spending
exceeds
revenue by Rs
319 billion
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