Cabinet meeting being held to endorse budget

A meeting of the Council of Ministers being held at the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers  will endorse the estimated revenue and expenditure (budget) for the fiscal year 2025/26.

The budget proposal will be presented at a joint session of both Houses of the Federal Parliament this afternoon. 

According to the PM's private secretariat, a meeting of the National Planning Commission will also be held this afternoon under the Chairmanship of Prime Minister KP Oli. 

Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Bishnu Prasad Paudel is scheduled to present the budget in the Federal Parliament at 3 pm today.