Prez to unveil govt policies on July 3
KATHMANDU,June 27:
President Dr Ram Baran Yadav is all set to present the government’s policies and programmes on July 3 as the ruling coalition and the opposition have reached an understanding on fiscal budget estimates on the basis of pre-budget discussion, which is scheduled to conclude tomorrow.
Speaker Subas Nembang said Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Bharat Mohan Adhikari will present the budget on July 14, 15 days after the conclusion of pre-budget discussion, held for the first time since the Constituent Assembly election in 2008.
Parliamentary tradition has it that the President presents the government’s policies in the Parliament, which approves them before the presentation of budget. DPM Adhikari, while tabling a proposal of “principles and priorities of the budget” in the House on June 22, pledged that he would incorporate the suggestions made by the lawmakers. All the lawmakers, cutting across party lines, have stressed that the budget should focus on investment in infrastructure development.
The Speaker said the best part of the pre-budget discussion was that the finance minister and finance ministry officials were regularly attending the debate and the Parliament officials were also taking note of the views aired by lawmakers.
“This time, the parties have forged a better understating about the budget, which will be presented based on consensus,” Nembang said, adding that a large number of lawmakers were participating in the pre-budget discussions.
In yet another development, the parties, including the Unified CPN-Maoist, have agreed to provide names of lawmakers for the formation of an all-party parliamentary Peace Process Monitoring Committee, to be chaired by the Speaker. The Speaker said the monitoring committee would be announced during tomorrow’s session of the House.
Parliament had approved the five-point agreement reached among three major parties on May 28 and had also agreed to form a Peace Process Monitoring Committee. Formation of the committee, however, was delayed, as the Maoist leadership was reluctant to cooperate due to internal differences.
The peace process had never been a part of the Parliament since the Comprehensive Peace Accord was signed in 2006. The 17-member monitoring committee will comprise four lawmakers from the UCPN-M and two each from Nepali Congress, CPN-UML, Madhesi Front, fringe parties and three women lawmakers.
Source: THT
President Dr Ram Baran Yadav is all set to present the government’s policies and programmes on July 3 as the ruling coalition and the opposition have reached an understanding on fiscal budget estimates on the basis of pre-budget discussion, which is scheduled to conclude tomorrow.
Speaker Subas Nembang said Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Bharat Mohan Adhikari will present the budget on July 14, 15 days after the conclusion of pre-budget discussion, held for the first time since the Constituent Assembly election in 2008.
Parliamentary tradition has it that the President presents the government’s policies in the Parliament, which approves them before the presentation of budget. DPM Adhikari, while tabling a proposal of “principles and priorities of the budget” in the House on June 22, pledged that he would incorporate the suggestions made by the lawmakers. All the lawmakers, cutting across party lines, have stressed that the budget should focus on investment in infrastructure development.
The Speaker said the best part of the pre-budget discussion was that the finance minister and finance ministry officials were regularly attending the debate and the Parliament officials were also taking note of the views aired by lawmakers.
“This time, the parties have forged a better understating about the budget, which will be presented based on consensus,” Nembang said, adding that a large number of lawmakers were participating in the pre-budget discussions.
In yet another development, the parties, including the Unified CPN-Maoist, have agreed to provide names of lawmakers for the formation of an all-party parliamentary Peace Process Monitoring Committee, to be chaired by the Speaker. The Speaker said the monitoring committee would be announced during tomorrow’s session of the House.
Parliament had approved the five-point agreement reached among three major parties on May 28 and had also agreed to form a Peace Process Monitoring Committee. Formation of the committee, however, was delayed, as the Maoist leadership was reluctant to cooperate due to internal differences.
The peace process had never been a part of the Parliament since the Comprehensive Peace Accord was signed in 2006. The 17-member monitoring committee will comprise four lawmakers from the UCPN-M and two each from Nepali Congress, CPN-UML, Madhesi Front, fringe parties and three women lawmakers.
Source: THT
