Opposition Party Accuses Finance Minister of Error in Economic Bill

Summary

The opposition Communist Party of Nepal accuses Finance Minister Dr. Swarnim Wagle of illegally altering the economic bill after it was registered in parliament, violating legal procedures.

Key Points
  • The Communist Party of Nepal accuses Finance Minister Dr. Swarnim Wagle of unlawfully removing 16 pages from the economic bill after parliamentary registration.
  • MP Ramesh Kumar Malla stated that only parliament has the authority to amend registered bills, not the Ministry of Finance.
  • The bill concerned changes to tax rates as part of the government's budget proposal.
  • The opposition questions repeated legal violations by the government in handling the economic bill.
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