Sudurpaschim: Deliberations on the principles and priorities (excluding tax proposals) of the Sudurpaschim Province government’s budget for the fiscal year 2082/83 BS has begun. In today’s province assembly meeting, Finance Minister Bahadur Singh Thapa presented a proposal to discuss the principles and priorities of the appropriation bill for the fiscal year.
According to National News Agency Nepal, several Province Assembly members, including Dammari Mahara, Ramesh Singh Dhami, Santosh Kumari Sharma Thapa, Chakra Bahadur Mall, Indira Giri, and Maya Pant, expressed their views during the deliberation on the proposal. Minister Thapa addressed queries from the discussion, noting that the State’s directive principles, fundamental rights, and the province’s initial five-year plan were considered in establishing the appropriation bill’s principles and priorities.
Minister Thapa emphasized that a balanced budget would be prepared by identifying plans that cannot be implemented and addressing past shortcomings. Earlier in the meeting, Chief Minister Kamal Bahadur Shah tabled the government’s annual policy and programme for the upcoming fiscal year 2082/83 BS. The province chief had presented the annual policy and programme of the province government in the provincial assembly meeting held on Friday.