KATHMANDU:- Today’s meeting of the National Assembly has passed the ‘Appropriation Bill-2083’, which was received with a message from the House of Representatives.
The bill was passed by a majority. Finance Minister Dr Swarnim Wagle had presented a proposal in the meeting seeking endorsement of the bill.
National Assembly Chair Narayan Prasad Dahal had presented the proposal for a decision and announced that it had been passed by a majority.
Earlier in the meeting, MPs Samjhana Devkota, Minasingh Rakhal and Somnath Portel had proposed expenditure cuts under various headings under the Appropriation Bill-2083. The proposal for expenditure cuts was rejected by a majority.
Earlier, the National Assembly meeting approved the proposal seeking consideration on the Bill designed to recover the National Debt Bill, 2083, received with a message from the House of Representatives.
The proposal presented by Finance Minister Dr Wagle in today’s meeting of the assembly was unanimously approved. Presenting the proposal, Minister Dr Wagle clarified that the government has taken only concessional loans.
Earlier, in the discussion on the proposal, lawmakers Ram Kumari Jhankri, Prem Prasad Dangal and Khamma Bahadur Khati expressed their views on the various aspects of the Bill. RSS