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Nepal’s economic growth projected to remain 3.5 percent

Kathmandu, Feb 11: The government has projected that the country’s economic growth rate will be limited to 3.5 percent. The revised estimate was made public in the mid-year review of the current fiscal year 2025/26 budget. Earlier, the annual growth rate of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the current fiscal

Nepal’s budget lacks discipline and robust oversight mechanisms

A major challenge is the inability to integrate off-budget expenditures into the national treasury system.

Government expenditure reached Rs. 1,508 billion in FY 2024/25

In fiscal year 2081/82 (2024/25), the government’s total expenditure amounted to Rs. 1,508 billion. In the previous fiscal year 2023/24,

Half-yearly review of budget: 39% income, 35% expenditures

The half-yearly review of the budget indicates that 39 percent of the targeted income and 35 percent of the projected

Five-month implementation of budget: Expenditure exceeds income

The government announced the total budget for the 1751.31 billion for the current fiscal year and the expenditures till the

Finance Ministry decides to slash 20% recurrent expenses

The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has decided to cut off recurrent expenses as part of its austerity measure. In a