April 14: Finance Minister Bishnu Poudel has said that the government is preparing to announce budget by including economic revival programmes and the agendas championed by the ruling party during the election.

Speaking at a pre-budget discussion organised by the Finance Committee of House of Representatives on Tuesday (April 13), Minister Poudel said that the government has given due consideration to all the basic principles of budget preparation to bring a balanced budget.

According to Minister Poudel, the upcoming budget will help the country cope with the adverse situation created by Covid-19. He said that the government has given special attention to economic revival packages.

Minister Poudel said that the upcoming budget will also help the country fulfill the required criteria to graduate from a least developed country to a developing country. It will also help in increasing production and make the economy self-reliant, according to the minister.