Capital Budget Implementation Slow Despite Revised Estimates
Summary
Nepal's capital budget implementation remains slow with only 35.12% spent by mid-July 2025. Revised estimates show 61.63% expected spending, highlighting pressure to accelerate daily expenditures.
Key Points
- Only 35.12% of the allocated capital budget has been spent by Asar 15, 2082-83 (mid-July 2025).
- Government allocated Rs 4 kharba 7 arba 88 crore 80 lakh for the fiscal year but has spent Rs 1 kharba 43 arba 23 crore 4 lakh so far.
- Current expenditure and financial management budgets have higher spending rates of 81.09% and 83.41% respectively.
- The government must spend Rs 13 arba 52 crore daily to meet the Economic Procedure and Financial Accountability Act deadline by Asar 25.
