26 April, Kathmandu: Nepali Congress lawmakers have suggested determining the priorities of keeping education, health, employment, and backward communities at the center of the budget for the coming fiscal year.
During a meeting of the NC Parliamentary Party held today to solicit suggestions about the issues to be incorporated in the coming budget, they suggested Finance Minister and NC leader Dr. Prakash Sharan Mahat bring a people-oriented budget.
Most of the lawmakers demanded to give continuity to Constituency Development Programme in the meeting held on Monday and Tuesday.
On the occasion, NC President and former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba said the budget for the coming fiscal year should be formulated keeping the people’s necessities at the center. He also asked lawmakers to give suggestions about the issues to be incorporated into the budget.
Similarly, Finance Minister Mahat opined that the budget for the next fiscal year would be prepared to address the current economic condition of the country, said Chief Whip of NC in the National Assembly, Anita Devkota.
Responding to queries, Minister Mahat expressed commitment to bringing a people-oriented budget. He added that it would be formulated felicitating employment, education, health, infrastructure, and market expansion.
Likewise, lawmakers also expressed their views on various issues including a by-election held on April 23 and contemporary political issues in the meeting.
