KATHMANDU, May 29: The Council of Ministers has approved the budget speech for the upcoming Fiscal Year (FY) 2026/27.
A Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Balen Shah held at the Prime Minister’s Office in Singha Durbar on Friday endorsed the budget draft presented by Finance Minister Dr Swarnim Wagle.
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With the Cabinet’s approval, the budget has obtained legal and constitutional validity ahead of its formal presentation in Parliament.
Finance Minister Wagle is scheduled to present the national budget at 4 pm today during a joint session of the federal parliament.
He had arrived at the Cabinet meeting with the final budget document and related papers from the Ministry of Finance prior to its endorsement.
