CPN (Maoist Centre) leader Janardan Sharma been reappointed as the Finance Minister on Sunday.

President Bidya Devi Bhandari on the recommendation of Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba appointed him as the Finance Minister today, Sagar Acharya, spokesperson at the President’s Office, said.

He is scheduled to take the oath of office and secrecy today itself.

Sharma had resigned from his post after the government formed an 11-member probe committee to investigate allegations that he invited two unauthorized persons to the Finance Ministry to two tweak tax rates on the eve of budget announcement.

But, the Prime Minister gave him the responsibility of the Finance Ministry again after the probe committee could not find substantial evidence to prove that he involved two outsiders to make last-moment changes in the budget.