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KATHMANDU, Sept 29: Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal on Wednesday held discussions with former finance ministers on how to bring the new budget.
"Though we are serious towards the budget issue, we suggested the prime minister to hold discussions with the top leaders of parties regarding this topic since it is a political matter", said former Finance Minister Bharat Mohan Adhikari who also attended the meeting.
The former finance ministers attending the meeting called for announcing the full-fledged budget by the third week of October since economic activities in the country have slowed down following the delay in budget announcement, he informed.
The prime minister is scheduled to hold a meeting with top political leaders at the office of the prime minister at 12:00 noon on Thursday so as to forge consensus on bringing in the budget.
Finance Secretary Rameshwor Prasad Khanal and Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) Governor Dr. Yub Raj Khatiwada stressed on the need to bring the budget at the earliest considering dwindling economy in the country.
Former finance ministers Dr. Baburam Bhattarai, Dr. Ram Sharan Mahat, Dr. Prakash Chandra Lohani and former NRB governor Tilak Rawal were also present in the meeting.
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