Parliament secretariat ready to hold joint meeting for budget

Kathmandu, May 28: The federal parliament secretariat has said it completed preparation for the budget announcement in the joint meeting of the House of Representatives (HoR) and the National Assembly (NA) for the upcoming fiscal year, 2083/84 on Friday.     

 The meeting for the budget presentation is called at 4:00 pm in the multi-purpose parliament building of Singha Durbar where the HoR meetings are held. The building is still under-construction.     

  Finance Minister Dr Swarnim Wagle is scheduled to announce the budget.     

The parliament secretariat has already informed the HoR and NA members to be present in the meeting hall 15 minutes before the business starts.     

Spokesperson at parliament secretariat, Ekram Giri, informed that even the officials of constitutional bodies, high level government officials and chiefs and representatives of diplomatic missions in Nepal were invited to attend the budget meeting.(RSS)