Govt recommends for calling budget session on May 8

Kathmandu - The government has decided to recommend President Bidya Devi Bhandari to summon budget session of the parliament on May 8. The meeting of the Council of Ministers held at Prime Minister's residence today took this decision, said Finance Minister's press coordinator, Yaman Poudel.

As per constitution, the annual budget should be presented on Jestha 15 of Nepali calendar in the joint session of the federal parliaments. Pre-budget discussion is held before the budget release. Since the enforcement of the new constitution in 2015, the budget session of the parliament used to be called in the second week of Baisakh.

But the coronavirus menace has affected the pre-budget session this year. Considering it, the Finance Ministry and National Planning Commission are preparing to bring budget by curtailing time for discussion on pre-budget and government policy and programmes.