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Parties at variance over full budget: UCPN (Maoist) and NC oppose bringing a full
budget by the incumbent government, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 02/09/2010), Bring General Budget, please! ‘Else,problems may start from November’ (ht 02/09/2010), Full-fledged budget could prevent economy from doing further down: Expert (nn 02/09/2010)

Budget crunch, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 22/08/2010), Finance ministry alerts parliament of imminent financial crisis due to lack of full budget (nn 23/08/2010), Caretaker govt may present budget (ht 23/08/2010)

Government treasury negative by Rs 15b, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 06/08/2010)

Special budget spike: Pit before the fall, by Dilli Raj Khanal (ht 21/07/2010)

Late again: A delayed budget affects private sector confidence, the trade deficit and revenues, by Maina Dhital (kp 18/07/2010)

Govt fails to act on rising prices: FM will present a Special Budget today for four months (ht 12/07/2010), Caretaker govt presents Rs 110.21b advance budget (nn 12/07/2010), No chill pill, for sure: Govt presents Rs 110.21 bn special budget, by Mukul Humagain (kp 13/07/2010), MPs: Economy a sinking ship: ‘End bad budget culture’ (kp 13/07/2010), Biz sector slams special budget, by Sangam Prasain (kp 13/07/2010), House passes special budget of Rs 110.21 B (rn 13/07/2010), Pandey tables truncated budget: Enough to meet expenses for four months; Development issues sidelined, by Kuvery Chalise (ht 13/07/2010), Advance budget compulsion of situation: Pandey (rn 13/07/2010), Budget boost for Chure conservation (kp 16/07/2010)

Serial bunglers: The budget agenda has been sidelined for three straight years due to inept politicians, by Gokarna Awasthi (kp 07/07/2010)

Experts brainstorm for new budget: Stakeholders put forth myriad proposals on economy and upcoming budget (ht 04/07/2010), Govt prepares special budget of Rs 110 billion (nn 04/07/2010), Budget may hit capital spend (ht 05/07/2010), Going down (ht 06/07/2010)

Budget: Ministry has options open (kp 02/07/2010), FM likely to table special financial Bill
Spending not to exceed a third of current fiscal expenditure, by Arjun Bhandari (ht 02/07/2010), Big three give green signal to advance budget; agree to form SRC (nn 02/07/2010)

Advance budget a way out of impasse (kp 01/07/2010)

Budget tracking & analysis, by Bhim Prasad Bhurtel (rep 28/06/2010)

Healing economic woes top priority of the next budget: Social sectors remain main focus (ht 27/06/2010)

MoTCA demands Rs. 920 million from Finance Ministry (nn 09/06/2010)

Gray cloud over budget session (kp 08/06/2010)

NPC sets budget ceiling of Rs. 1.51 b for MoI (nn 07/06/2010)

Rs 810m budget ceiling for MoTCA (kp 03/06/2010)

Govt coffer goes in red (nn 02/06/2010)

Govt giving final shape to new budget (nn 29/05/2010), Govt spending up, budget surplus also up (ht 29/05/2010)

Fiscal year drawing to a close, councils yet to meet (ht 13/05/2010)

Govt spending increases to Rs 121.43 billion (nn 29/04/2010)

Labour Department demands Rs 90.50 million for upcoming FY (nn 29/04/2010)

Govt spending below budget (kp 14/04/2010)

Rs 55 billion education budget proposed, by Mohan Guragain (ht 07/04/2010)

Supplementary budget to adjust increased spending, by Prithviman Shrestha (kp 15/03/2010)

Agriculture budget hiked 26pc, by Sangam Prasain (kp 05/03/2010)

Rising spending a challenge for govt (kp 22/02/2010)

Budget deficit just got double, says NRB report (ht 08/01/2010)

Budget: Passage To Reform (rn 26/11/2009)

Gender-responsive budget being raised annually (kp 24/11/2009)

Domestic debt goes beyond Rs 120 billion (kp 22/11/2009)

Cabinet holds out hope for budget’s fate (ht 05/11/2009), NC, UML for passing the budget ahead of Maoist ultimatum (nn 17/11/2009), Govt urged to pass budget (kp 19/11/2009), NC, UML leaders discuss ways to pass budget (rn 20/11/2009), Maoists to let budget pass: After five months comes three-day reprieve (kp 22/11/2009), Maoists to let House run (rn 22/11/2009), Parliament preparing to pass budget by Nov.25 (nn 22/11/2009)

Govt spending stands at Rs. 33.24bn in first three months of FY (rn 02/11/2009)

Budget delay to ail primary sectors, by Yadav Raj Joshi (ht 02/11/2009)

Budget blues on Maoist tune, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ht 29/10/2009)

Finance Minister: positive budget will be passed (ht 23/10/2009)

Farm budget too small: UNITE (kp 01/09/2009)

Budget thoughts, by Bhim Prasad Bhurtel (kp 30/07/2009)

Govt to present budget today (nn 13/07/2009), Pandey unveils 285.9 billion budget, by Sangam Prasain (rn 14/07/2009), A budget with many upsides, by Mukul Humagain (kp 14/07/2009), Sector-wise budget allocations, by Ramesh Shrestha (kp 14/07/2009), Hydropower gets huge budget boost (kp 14/07/2009), Budget gives tourism a short in the arm (kp 14/07/2009), Ambitious budget, populist thrust (kp 14/07/2009), A please-all budget: Outlay addresses nearly all problems (kp 14/07/2009), Mixed reactions to budget (kp 14/07/2009), Budgetspeak: Some call it sweet candy, others sustainable (rn 14/07/2009), What Good Is A Budget Without Gender?, by Anuradha Bhasin (rn 14/07/2009), Lawmakers see challenge in implementation of budget (nn 14/07/2009), Biz community feel 'snubbed' by govt (nn 14/07/2009), Budget evokes mixed reaction (nn 14/07/2009), Mixed bag in borrowed template, by Kuvera Chalise (ht 14/07/2009),  Deliberations on new budget begins (rn 15/07/2009), Budget: Effective implementation assured (rn 15/07/2009), Growth Targetted Budget (rn 15/07/2009), Implementing budget will be tough: MPs (kp 15/07/2009), Can’t please them all: The budget's success will depend on political consensus among major parties (kp 15/07/2009), Budget not enough: Manpower agencies (kp 15/07/2009), Finance Minister Pandey defends big budget (kp 15/07/2009), Finance Minister aims big, by Yadav Raj Joshi (ht 15/07/2009), Nepal’s 22 Party Coalition Budget 2009/10, by Madhukar SJB Rana (tg 15/07/2009), Industrialists crestfallen with Pandey’s offering, by Shekhar Regmi (ht 15/07/2009), Missing ingredient (ht 15/07/2009), Crusher industry shuts shop in protest, by Arun Gyawali (ht 16/07/2009), Nepal Budget FY 2009/10: Economy creating or economy diverting?, by Bishwambher Pyakuryal (ht 16/07/2009), Security situation puts budget implementation under cloud, by Rajan Pokhrel (ht 16/07/2009), Budget’s confusion dust yet to settle (ht 16/07/2009), Outsourcers miffed at ‘apathetic’ budget (ht 16/07/2009), Budget unlikely to tame ogre of steep price hike (ht 16/07/2009), Dr Bhattarai picks bone with govt,lambasts budget (ht 16/07/2009), Maoists won’t recognise budget, says Bhattarai (rn 16/07/2009), Rueful experts click tongues at budget (ht 16/07/2009), Maoists blast ‘liberal capitalist’ budget (kp 16/07/2009), Futile ritual, by Binod Bhattarai (sp 16/07/2009), Scanty budget hits judiciary (kp 17/07/2009), Budget faulted for ignoring export biz (kp 17/07/2009), CNI reacts to budget (kp 19/07/2009), FNCCI sceptical of budget execution (kp 21/07/2009), Budget fails to reform media: Freedom Forum (ht 21/07/2009), Stop showing off (kp 22/07/2009), A perspective of the budget: Feeling of ownership, by Hari Bansh Jha (ht 22/07/2009)

Tkp keeps tab: Rs 287b budget in the offing, by Mukul Humagain (kp 12/07/2009), Economists: keep budget within limits (kp 13/07/2009)

Budget to ensure social security (kp 11/07/2009)

Budget analyst: Permanent analysis groups should be formed in order to carry out budget analysis of the public revenue and expenditure to make a pro- people budget, by Bhim Prasad Bhurtel (kp 10/07/2009)

The Forthcoming Budget: Some Thoughts, by Amrit P. Shrestha (rn 09/07/2009)

Budget session to start today (kp 08/07/2009), Government to present budget on July 13 (ht 08/07/2009)

Budget 2066: Maoist pet programmes to be scrapped, by Mukul Humagain (kp 07/07/2009)

Economists want full budget (kp 05/07/2009)

Last chance (kp 03/07/2009)

Budget should ensure social spending, interview with Bharat Mohan Adhikari (ht 03/07/2009)

NA seeks Rs 18 bn budget (ht 02/07/2009)

As the fiscal wheel turns, by Daulat Jha (rep 02/07/200))

Budget apportioned at fag end of fiscal year, by Surendra Subedi (kp 30/06/2009)

Political deadlock delays budget, by Prithivi Man Shrestha (kp 30/06/2009), Budget delay to bleed economy (kp 02/07/2009)

Federal Budget: It is believed that sub-national governments have an advantage in implementing programmes, by Uma Shankar Prasad (kp 30/06/2009)

Economists: Limit budget ceiling at Rs. 270 billion (kp 28/06/2009)

Budget to be delayed by two weeks (kp 27/06/2009)

Unused budget to repay loans, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 27/06/2009)

Experts’ tips for successful budget (ht 23/06/2009)

Miscellaneous budget raises spectre of rampant corruption, by Shivraj Bhatt (ht 20/06/2009)

Eggheads say no to populist budget (ht 20/06/2009)

64pc of dev budget remains unspent (kp 19/06/2009)

Budget preparation gains momentum (kp 13/06/2009), FM vows inclusive new budget (ht 13/06/2009)

Experts dither, new budget left in limbo (kp 04/06/2009)

Budget by June still possible (kp 06/05/2009)

Budget remains in surplus mode (ht 05/05/2009)

Rs. 45 B budget to be allocated for education (rn 28/04/2009)

FM: Budget will be pro-poor (kp 20/04/2009), Budget Priorities Outlined (rn 21/04/2009)

Budget goals and the mid-term review, by Ram Sharan Mahat (kp 13/04/2009)

Govt to prepare 3-year budget (kp 25/03/2009)

Growth target unlikely to be met: Bhattarai (kp 14/03/2009)

Govt budget at Rs 7.4bn surplus (ht 05/03/2009)

Nepal ranks middle in open budget index (kp 10/02/2009)

Govt to present 2009/10 budget in May, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 31/01/2009)

Govt spending falls, revenue up (ht 10/12/2008)

The budget should be overhauled, by Nabindra Raj Joshi (ht 25/11/2008)

Budget blame game uncalled for, says FM: Strict VDI scheme to begin from Dec 30 (ht 06/11/2008), Budget slanging match: Bhattarai’s largesse gets Mahat’s goat, by Kuber Chalise (ht 10/11/2008), Dr Bhattarai has squandered economic legacy, interview with Mahat (ht 10/11/2008)

Finance Minister walks budget talk: Government to regulate, by Laxmi Maharjan (ht 19/10/2008)

Expert comes down heavily on budget (ht 03/10/2008)

‘A thousand-mile journey’, by Shibesh Chandra Regmi (kp 02/10/2008)

FM presents revised budget: House resumes (kp 29/09/2008)

Bureaucrats told to focus on budget implementation (kp 26/09/2008)

Populist budget, by Khagendra N Sharma (kp 26/09/2008), Confused rhetoric, by Prakash Chandra Lohani (kp 26/09/2008), Budget 2008: Ambitions Set High, by Sanjaya Dhakal (sp 26/09/2008)

Budget undermines free market policy: FNCCI (kp 23/09/2008), Parliament discusses budget
Revenue target unachievable: MPs (kp 23/09/2008), Enter socialism with inflation, by Chandan Sapkota (kp 23/09/2008), House wraps up budget deliberations (kp 24/09/2008), NCC dissatisfied over budgetary provisions (kp 24/09/2008), Govt determined to keep inflation low, says FM Bhattarai (nn 24/09/2008), Govt to accomodate suggestions on budget (kp 25/09/2008)

Dr Bhattarai apologizes for skipping 35 clauses (kp 22/09/2008), CA members join hands to flay govt budget (kp 22/09/2008), HAN hails budget (kp 22/09/2008), FNCCI offers cautious support to budget (nn 22/09/2008), Budget based on 'controlled economy' concept: FNCCI (nn 22/09/2008)

Rs 236b budget bold but sketchy, by Prem Khanal (kp 20/09/2008) [Tables and budget speech can be downloaded from the website of the Ministry of Finance], Inflated budget (kp 20/09/2008), Budget bids to up revenue Industrialists, middle class anxious, by Milan Mani Sharma (kp 20/09/2008), Budget emphasis on infrastructure development, by Prabhakar Ghimire (kp 20/09/2008), Maoist interests couched in populist budget, by Kuber Chalise (ht 20/09/2008), Budget focuses on road construction, farm-driven growth (ht 20/09/2008), Expertspeak (ht 20/09/2008), Budget Highlights (ht 20/09/2008), Dr. Bhattarai unveils Rs. 236 billion budget, by Ramesh Lamsal (rn 20/09/2008), Dr Bhattarai defends budget (kp 21/09/2008), FM defends the huge size of the budget (nn 21/09/2008), CNI unhappy over new budget (kp 21/09/2008), Prepare debt relief mechanisms first: Experts (kp 21/09/2008), House opens debate on budget (nn 21/09/2008)

Govt to announce ambitious budget, by Prem Khanal (kp 19/09/2008), Finance Minister to present budget today (ht 19/09/2008), Double digit growth after two years: New budget to fulfill realistic hopes only (kp 19/09/2008), Populist hopes raised (ht 19/09/2008), Agriculture, water resources and tourism top priorities of budget (nn 18/09/2008), Budget targets agriculture, hydropower, tourism (kp 19/09/2008), Anxious Wait: People anxiously await the first budget by the Maoist-led government, by Sanjaya Dhakal (sp 19/09/2008), FM unveiling 'inflated' budget (nn 19/09/2008)

Maoist budget: uncertainties vs high hopes, by Suresh Acharya (tg 17/09/2008)

Budget on September 19 (nn 14/09/2008)

Budget Hopes For Villages (rn 11/09/2008), Inflationary Spiral And Upcoming Budget, by Amrit P. Shrestha (rn 11/09/2008), How big should the budget be?, by Tula Raj Basyal (kp 12/09/2008)

Listen, ye budget makers, by Yoga Nath Poudel (kp 10/09/2008), Revive ‘sin’ tax, by Rita Thapa (kp 10/09/2008), Macroeconomic reforms Challenges for upcoming budget, by Dilli Raj Khanal (kp 10/09/2008)

Manpower firms for friendly budget (ht 06/09/2008)

Budgeting for women: Gender equality will never happen without government intervention, by Mallika Aryal (nt 05/09/2008), Women want gender sensitive budget (kp 10/09/2008)

New budget soon: Dr Bhattarai (kp 27/08/2008), Budget to bridge rich, poor gap (ht 27/08/2008), Forthcoming Budget: Political ambition and economic reality, by Raghab D Pant (ht 27/08/2008), Public-Private Partnership will be the basis of our economic policy, interview with finance minister Dr. Babu Ram Bhattarai (tg 27/08/2008), Truth will prevail (ht 28/08/2008)

Rising Budget Deficit: The spiraling rise in government expenditure cause budget deficit to rise, by Sanjaya Dhakal (sp 01/08/2008)

Budget Watch: Local markets, IT sector potential growth areas (ht 29/07/2008)

More budget blues: No one seems worried about the economy, by Artha Beed (nt 25/07/2008)

Stagflation, but budget deficit up (ht 24/07/2008)

CA passes the advance expenditure bill (nn 14/07/2008), Govt bill to spend Rs 73b passed (kp 15/07/2008), Budget delay can mar economic transformation (kp 15/07/2008), Govt draws flak for failing to bring full-fledged budget (nn 15/07/2008), Bring budget soon (kp 16/07/2008), 'Delay in budget will impact development' (kp 16/07/2008), Bill to drag development pace back (ht 16/07/2008), Down to earth (ht 16/07/2008), Democracy not followed in passing advance expenditure bill: IFDS (nn 16/07/2008), Another backdoor bonus?, by Ramesh Khatry (kp 18/07/2008), Budget 2008: Interim Arrangement, by Sanjaya Dhakal (sp 18/07/2008)

Eleventh hour budget baffles officials, by Numaraj Khanal (kp 11/07/2008), Budget Watch: Tourism can sustain economy (ht 11/07/2008), Victim Of Politics: Due to unending political crises, this year the government is unable to present the budget for the coming fiscal year, by Keshab Poudel (sp 11/07/2008), Budget Watch: Strengthen Sebon (ht 13/07/2008)

Budget Watch: Tackle energy crisis (ht 10/07/2008)

All eyes on the budget, by Sri Ram Poudyal (kp 08/07/2008)

Full-fledged budget not possible, says Finance Secretary (nn 07/07/2008)

Health ministry demands 10 pc of total budget, by Sangeeta Rijal (kp 07/07/2008)

Tread new paths for economic revolution (ht 07/07/2008), Taking things too far (ht 07/07/2008)

Improving Its Effectiveness, by Durgesh Kumar Pradhan (rn 05/07/2008)

Govt to bring vote on account bill (kp 04/07/2008)

Rs 250b budget for new fiscal year (nn 03/07/2008)

Forthcoming budget: Reorientation of policy and programme, by Dilli Raj Khanal (ht 25/06/2008), Politically Paralyzed: In the absence of political certainty, the preparation of budget is moving ahead only in bureaucratic manner, by Sanjaya Dhakal (sp 27/06/2008), Budget 2008: "If you plan for the worst, then you do well if things get better", by Binod Chaudhary (nt 27/06/2008), Budget watch: Industry captain prescribes cure (ht 28/06/2008), Budget for Peace through Common Understanding (ht 29/06/2008)

Budget demands by ministries touch Rs 240b (kp 18/06/2008), Rs 200-bn budget likely for next fiscal (ht 18/06/2008)

Budget deficit continues to increase (nn 05/06/2008)

Govt spending hits Rs 100 billion (nn 19/05/2008)

Budget deficit crosses Rs 7 billion in six months (nn 06/03/2008), Rs 6.18b budget deficit: NRB report (ht 01/04/2008)

Govt seeking Rs 67.47b to bridge resource deficit (kp 02/02/2008)

Govt to come up with supplementary budget (ht 07/01/2008), Govt working to scrape Rs 8b for extra expenses (kp 17/01/2008), The supplementary budget or knowledge?, by Raghab D Pant (kp 22/01/2008), Budget deficit at Rs 9.8b (kp 25/01/2008)

Budget deficit Rs 7.41b (kp 30/12/2007)

Govt expenditure rises 59pc (kp 09/11/2007)

Government spends Rs 1.36b in first month (kp 05/09/2007)

Budget, foreign aid and INGOs, by Shibesh Chandra Regmi (kp 30/07/2007)

Agenda in the budget: Microfinance and poverty alleviation, by Rama Bashyal (kp 26/07/2007)

Govt unveils Rs 169 b annual budget; polls main priority; palace allowance scrapped (nn 12/07/2007) [see full text of the budget speech], Bouquets and brickbats for the finance minister (nn 12/07/2007), Mahat pulls financial plug on monarchyRs 169b budget hikes civil service pay 17 pc, by Krishna Regmi (kp 13/07/2007), Socialist concoction from Mahat (samn 13/07/2007), Govt unveils annual budget (samn), Budget 2007-08: Major allocations (samn), Budget highlights (samn), Sectoral emphasis and allocations (kp 13/07/2007), Budget relieves salarymen, consumers, exporters, by Milan Mani Sharma (kp 13/07/2007), Experts doubt implementation (kp 13/07/2007), Maoists don’t approve of budget (nn 13/07/2007), Finance Minister says palace will get a purse (nn 13/07/2007) [??], Funds to palace under miscellaneous head (kp 14/07/2007), Budget ritual (kp 14/07/2007), ‘Terai problems not addressed in budget’ (kp 14/07/2007), Budget draws mixed reactions (kp 14/07/2007), Mahat claims consensus on budget (samn 14/07/2007), Maoist lawmakers come down heavily on budget (kp 15/07/2007), Leaders flay king's allowance in budget (kp 15/07/2007), Budget draws mixed reaction from MPs (samn 15/07/2007), Budget draws more mixed reactions (kp 17/07/2007), Budget was allocated to the palace on consensus: Finance Minister Mahat (nn 17/07/2007), Maoists to abstain from voting on budget (nn 18/07/2007), Budget: A lost opportunity, by Amrit P Shrestha (kp 18/07/2007), Maoist allegation about budget baseless (kp 19/07/2007), Implementation aspect of budget, by Bishnu D Dango (kp 20/07/2007), Package Of Promises, by Sanjaya Dhakal (sp 20/07/2007), Agriculture minister dissatisfied with budget (kp 22/07/2007)

‘Inflated budget could strain economy’ (kp 11/07/2007)

Finance Ministry briefs PM on budget (nn 10/07/2007)

Budget 2007: Hard Preparations, by Sanjaya Dhakal (sp 06/07/2007), Annual budget likely on July 11: speaker (samn 06/07/2007)

Budget session begins from today (nn 02/07/2007)

New budget should focus on agriculture, infrastructure: Lawmakers (nn 01/07/2007)

Give lesser budget to the King, says Mahara (nn 29/06/2007)

Budget making tough this time: Mahat (samn 29/06/2007)

PM calls budget session on July 2 (nn 25/06/2007)

Govt will allot budget for king: Acharya (samn 25/06/2007)

NAREC proposes Rs 157bn budget (samn 23/06/2007)

Forthcoming budget: issues and challenges, by Madan Kumar Dahal (tg 20/06/2007)

NPC prepares interim plan (nn 19/06/2007), UML for inclusive budget, proposes to double VDC grant (nn 19/06/2007)

FM Mahat mulls Rs 159 billion budget (samn 06/06/2007)

MoAC demands Rs 5b budget (kp 01/06/2007)

‘Focus on infrastructure development’ (kp 31/05/2007)

Budget to focus on economic revival (samn 25/05/2007), Upcoming budget to be business friendly (kp 27/05/2007)

Govt to introduce Rs 159b budget (kp 11/04/2007), Forthcoming budget to total Rs 160 billion (nn 14/05/2007)

Govt expenditures up by 11.41 per cent (samn 31/03/2007)

Health ministry seeks 100 pc budget hike (samn 31/01/2007)

Deficit hits Rs 10 billion: Supplementary budget likely, by Prem Khanal (kp 25/01/2007)

No budget monitoring plans yet (samn 10/10/2006)

Budget deficit widens by over 32% (samn 07/10/2006)

Parliament okays budget for FY 2006/07 (kp 24/08/2006)

A critique of the new budget, by Siddhi B Ranjitkar (kp 29/07/2006)

Special uneconomic zone: Every new budget reinvents the wheel with rehashed recycled programs, by Binit Sharma (nt 28/07/2006)

Uncertainty And Budget, by Tilak Rawal (sp 28/07/2006)

The budget message, by Bipin Adhikari (kp 20/07/2006), Budget, PRSP & post-conflict, by Shibesh Chandra Regmi (kp 21/07/2006), Beyond budgets The myopia on looking at the economy (nt 21/07/2006), Overtaken By Uncertainty, by Sanjaya Dhakal (sp 21/07/2006)

Govt. asks army to eat home-grown chicken, instead of imported goat (nn 17/07/2006)

HoR passes Advance Expenditure Bill; Speaker approves it (nn 17/07/2006)

Budget to be presented today (nn 12/07/2006), Finance Minister presents Rs 144b annual budget (nn 12/07/2006) [download unofficial translation of the budget speech and tables], Dr Mahat proposes Rs 143. 9 billion budget Royal Palace budget down by 70 pc, by Prem Khanal (kp 13/07/2006), Budget boosts spending on social, physical facilities, by Krishna Regmi (kp 13/07/2006), Maoists reject budget, others term it 'populist', by Rupak D Sharma (kp 13/07/2006), Pay more: FM asks high income class, by Milan Mani Sharma (kp 13/07/2006), An assessment of 2006/07 budget, by Shankar P Sharma (kp 13/07/2006), Budget focuses on social sector (samn 13/07/2006), PAF hails 'pro-poor' budget (nn 13/07/2006), Peace Pays: Nepal's new budget sees less money for the military and more for conflict-hit families, by Rupa Kharel (Ohmy News 14/07/2006), Old rhetoric and a lack of commitment , by Prakash Chandra Lohani (kp 14/07/2006), Janaandolan spirit in budget: Mahat (kp 14/07/2006), Budget draws mixed reaction (kp 14/07/2006), Socialist budget (kp 14/07/2006), Pro-People Budget (rn 14/07/2006), Mirage: An interim budget by an interim government during an interim peace, by Kiran Nepal (nt 14/07/2006), Questions Of Implementation: Even before the budget is announced, questions are being asked on its implementation (sp 14/07/2006), 'Budget focuses on rural economy' (samn 14/07/2006), NRNA welcomes new budget (nn 14/07/2006), Budget lacks specific direction for sustainable economic development: Experts (nn 15/07/2006), EFON hails, HAN assails budget (kp 15/07/2006), Budget - a political compromise: Experts (kp 15/07/2006), MPs say it failed to reflect spirit of Janaandolan Parliament debates budget (kp 15/07/2006), On The Budget (rn 15/07/2006), Experts find fault in budget priorities (samn 15/07/2006), Interim Budget 2006-07: A Commentary, by Madhukar S.J.B.Rana (rn 16/07/2006), ‘Budget sets out to satisfy all sectors’ (18/07/2006), Budget just to meet an obligation: NCC (samn 18/07/2006), Mixed reaction on budget by FNCCI, GAN (kp 19/07/2006), Budget assures "cake" for all (tg 19/07/2006)

Govt to bring Rs 144b budget Wednesday: Royal Palace budget cut by 40 percent, by Prem Khanal (kp 11/07/2006), Budget likely to be around Rs 145b (samn 11/07/2006)

Budget should focus on job generation (samn 11/07/2006)

Eight Point Agreement and the Budget: Citizens’ Concerns and Suggestions, full text of the report prepared by Institute for Devvelopment Studies (IfDS) (nn 10/07/2006)

Budget likely to face Maoist hurdles (samn 10/07/2006)

Seizing the open moment: Next week’s budget is larger than a budget, it must establish the credibility of the state, by Ken Ohashi (nt 07/07/2006)

The fallacy of large numbers: How is the finance minister going to please everybody? by Binit Sharma (nt 07/07/2006), Great expectation Can next week’s budget turn the peace dividend into development? by Kunda Dixit (nt 07/07/2006)

Eyes On Rural Region, by Sanjaya Dhakal (sp 07/07/2006)

Govt for all-party consultation on new budget (nn 04/07/2006)

Promote inclusive democracy in budget: Experts (kp 04/07/2006)

Uphill Task: The government is hard pressed to come up with a budget that can satisfy all sections of society, by Sanjaya Dhakal (sp 30/06/2006), Outlay 15 pc of GDP on infrastructure, by Krishna Regmi (kp 30/06/2006)

UML stresses on rural development in the new budget (nn 29/06/2006)

Mahat banking on IMF to generate revenue (samn 25/06/2006)

Budget 2006-07 : A long way to go (samn 23/06/2006)

Model budget presented (rn 20/06/2006)

NATO submits 18-point memorandum to finance minister (nn 18/06/2006)

Govt aims at achieving 7% GDP growth (samn 17/06/2006)

‘Budget to focus on rural investment’ (samn 15/06/2006)

People’s budget, interview with Finance Ministry Secretary Bhoj Raj Ghimire (nt 09/06/2006, originally in Deshantar, 4 June)

Budget will be revolutionary: Mahat (samn 31/05/2006)

Royal Palace expenditure will be slashed: Finance Minister (nn 24/05/2006)

Govt faces tough job of fiscal balancing (samn 15/03/2006)

Supplementary budget? by Raghab D Pant (kp 12/01/2006)

Minister, Officials in Discord over New Nepal Fiscal Policies (nln 21/12/2005), Govt. spending increases by 10.1 percent (nn 22/12/2005)

Indecision stifles budget plans (kp 22/10/2005)

Budget and social inclusion, by Shibesh Chandra Regmi (kp 04/08/2005)

New budget burden on bibliophiles (samn 24/07/2005), Killing books, by Abhi Subedi (kp 28/07/2005)

Budget: Plato's ideal state regime, by Bishwambher Pyakuryal (kp 23/07/2005)

Govt announces Rs 127 billion annual budget (nn 16/07/2005), New budget: what does it have for consumers? (nn 17/07/200), Conflict puts budget in the red, by Ameet Dhakal (kp 17/07/2005), Comments: ‘Budget can’t fullfill its objectives’, by Ram Sharan Mahat (kp 17/07/2005), Nepal raises security budget (samn 17/07/2005), Peace, main focus of budget: FM (kp 18/07/2005), Royal budget (kp 18/07/2005), ‘Budget against WTO spirit’ (kp 20/07/2005), Unaffordable defense budget (tg 20/07/2005), The royal budget, by Siddhi B Ranjitkar (kp 21/07/2005), 'Implement budgetary programs properly' (kp 21/07/2005), Promises To Keep, by Sanjaya Dhakal (sp 22/07/2005), ‘Budget challenges for private sector’ (samn 22/07/2005), Economists flay the budget (kp 23/07/2005)

Military budget up by 31pc; royal palace budget by 12 pc: Rana to announce Rs 126b plus budget, by Prem Khanal (kp 15/07/2005)

Economy: bumpy roads ahead,by Prem Khanal (kp 14/07/2005)

Budget can be sustained by internal resources: Dr. Sharma (nn 03/07/2005)

Forthcoming budget and competitiveness, by Ratnakar Adhikari (kp 24/06/2005)

Domestic borrowing crosses Rs 7 billion (kp 23/06/2005)

Three-Year Plan: Finance Minister wishes to prepare the budget with plans for three-years, by Sanjaya Dhakal (sp 10/06/2005)

Govt asked to limit budget within Rs 95b (South Asian Media Net 09/06/2005)

Govt asked to bring sensible budget (South Asian Media Net 03/06/2005)

Finance Ordinance 2061, by Prem Khanal (kp 13/01/2005), King promulgates Finance Ordinance (kp 15/01/2005)

Rs. 34.7 B of budget disbursed so far (rn 24/12/2004)

Government’s overhead expenses cross Rs 6b Gopal Tiwari (ht 21/12/2004)

Non-budgetary demand soars to Rs 6b, by Prem Khanal (kp 16/10/2004)

Reform urged in budget making process (ht 25/08/2004)

Reflections on new budget, by Shibesh Chandra Regmi (kp 11/08/2004)

Budget 2004-05: Continuing penchant for opportunism, by Bihari Krishna Shrestha (ht 29/07/2004)

Nepal’s budget-making process needs improvement, by Madhukar SJB Rana (ht 26/07/2004), Experts urge transparency in budget-making process (ht 26/07/2004)

Cabinet okays Rs 124b budget for 2004-05 (ht 15/07/2004), FM to announce Rs 111b budget, by Prem Khanal (kp 15/07/2004), The budget ritual repeats itself, by Hemant Dabadi (ht 16/07/2004), War or peace? Adhikari tries to combine defence and development in the new budget, by Navin Singh Khadka (nt 16/07/2004), “A peace budget”, interview with Dilli Raj Khanal, close adviser to Finance Minister Bharat Mohan Adhikari (nt 16/07/2004), Budget leaves private sector out in cold Govind Mishra (ht 17/07/2004), Budget seen as ‘scattering’ resources (ht 17/07/2004), Budget dispensation (ht 17/07/2004), Adhikari presents populist ‘peace budget’, by Ameet Dhakal (kp 17/07/2004), Sectoral focus of the budget (kp 17/07/2004), Rs 111B budget estimate announced Peace, reconstruction of infrastructure get priority, by Ramesh Lamsal (rn 17/07/2004), Premium on peace in budget, says Adhikari (ht 18/07/2004), Not much in budget for Valley’s plans, by Razen Manandhar (ht 18/07/2004), CNI ‘not happy’ with budget (ht 18/07/2004), ‘Budget neglects industrial sector needs’ (kp 18/07/2004), New Budget: Some Pros & Cons, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn 18/07/2004), Experts term budget ‘most populist ever’ (ht 19/07/2004), Lohani labels budget ‘purposeless’ document (ht 19/07/2004), Sops too many (ht 19/07/2004), Bharatonomics Assessing the Budget 2004-05, by Bishwambher Pyakuryal (ht 19/07/2004), Biannual chore (kp 19/07/2004), Doubts linger over budget implementation (ht 20/07/2004), Experts’ reaction mixed on budget (kp 20/07/2004), New Budget Implementation Challenging, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn 20/07/2004), Private sector not happy with budget (ht 22/07/2004), Dalits complain about low budget (kp 22/07/2004), Rs 111.68b compromise budget for 2004/5 (pr 22/07/2004), Budget and WTO commitments (kp 23/07/2004), Budget 2004: Populism And Performance, by Sanjaya Dhakal (sp 23/07/2004), Present continuous tense: Out-of-the-box thinking for budgetary control, by Artha Beed (nt 23/07/2004), Children without budget, by Lekh Nath Belbase (kp 24/07/2004), Budget 2004/2005: Too ambitious and full political overtones, by Bhavani Dhungana (ht 28/07/2004)

Need for common minimum development programme, by Pradeep Kumar Shrestha (ht 14/07/2004), Budget should focus on social security: Experts, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn 14/07/2004)

NC (D), UML lock horns over budget, by Ghanashyam Ojha (kp 13/07/2004)

Tenth Plan growth rate can be achieved, interview with Shankar Sharma, vice chairman of the National Planning Commission (NPC) (kp 12/07/2004)

Budget won’t have special programmes for education (ht 11/07/2004)

Royal expenses can be cut: NC leader (ht 11/07/2004)

Development budget to rise: FM (ht 09/07/2004)

Budget must focus on fuelling growth Binod K Choudhary (ht 08/07/2004)

Budgetary aid to bolster peace efforts, by Prem Khanal (kp 07/07/2004)

Practical, realistic approach to budget urged (ht 05/07/2004)

MoD demands additional Rs 3b, by Prem Khanal (kp 03/07/2004), Unjustified demand (kp 05/07/2004)

Budget 2004: Race Against Time, by Sanjaya Dhakal (sp 02/07/2004), ‘Major changes unlikely in budget’ (ht 02/07/2004), Stress on development- centered budget (kp 02/07/2004), Dev expenditure only Rs 14.4b (kp 06/07/2004)

Budget to be unveiled on July 16, by Gopal Tiwari (ht 30/06/2004)

NAREC presents Rs 112 billion model budget (ht 28/06/2004)

'Budget utilisation capacity poor', by Chandra Shekhar Adhikari (rn 27/06/2004)

Pro-people budget still a far cry, by Gopal Tiwari (ht 20/06/2004)

Conflict-hit areas to receive more budget (kp 19/06/2004)

Window-dressing of budget (ht 07/06/2004)

CS drops hint budget will be delayed (ht 29/05/2004)

Forthcoming budget should focus on poor (ht 13/05/2004)

Poll budget diverted to beef up security: Rs 910m goes to RNA; Royal Palace gets Rs 142m (kp 17/03/2004)

Budget Ordinance: Focus On Continuity, by Sanjaya Dhakal (kp 23/01/2004)

Budget deficit up by 11pc: OFC (kp 21/01/2004)

It keeps getting better for the rich (ht 16/01/2004)

For older links see archive

Background

Central Bureau of Statistics

Budget Speech of Fiscal Year 2000/2001 (PDF-file of English or Nepali text can be downloaded)

Budget Speech of Fiscal Year 1999/2000