Kathmandu: The meeting of the National Assembly (NA) today passed the Appropriation Bill, 2082. A proposal tabled by Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Bishnu Prasad Paudel seeking endorsement of the ‘Appropriation Bill, 2082’ was passed by a majority of the NA meeting.
According to National News Agency Nepal, prior to this, Finance Minister Paudel responded to the NA members’ concerns during the theoretical discussion on the proposal, stating that the upcoming fiscal year’s budget was implementable and balanced. He emphasized that the budget was realistic and that the Ministry had focused on achieving the results outlined in the budget estimates.
Paudel added that the budget is considered balanced, even while determining the size of the budget and resources management. He also mentioned that the implementation of the budget was a shared responsibility among all ministries.
In today’s theoretical discussions, NA members Urmila Aryal, Padam Bahadur Pariyar, Gopal Bhattarai, Shekhar Kumar Singh, Bhuwan Bahadur Sunar, Tulasa Dahal, Gopi Bahadur Sarki Achhami, and Sumitra BC shared their views. The next meeting of the NA is summoned for Sunday.
The government had presented the budget for the upcoming fiscal year 2082/83 in a joint meeting of the Federal Parliament on May 29.