House of Representatives Allocates 18 Hours for Pre-Budget Discussion, Ruling Coalition Gets Larger Share of Time

The House of Representatives has scheduled four days of pre-budget discussion ahead of the upcoming fiscal year’s budget announcement. The discussion will be held on May 13, 14, 15, and 16 (Jestha 30, 31, 1, and 2) with a total of 18 hours (1,083 minutes) allocated for parliamentary deliberation.

According to the schedule:

• Day 1 (Today) – 4 hours

• Day 2 (Tomorrow) – 5 hours

• Day 3 (Jestha 1) – 4 hours

• Day 4 (Jestha 2) – 5 hours

Time Distribution by Political Parties:

• Nepali Congress – 5 hours

• CPN-UML – 5 hours

• Maoist Centre – 2 hours

• Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) – 82 minutes

• Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) – 50 minutes

• Unified Socialist – 40 minutes

• Janata Samajbadi Party – 28 minutes

• Janamat Party – 24 minutes

• Janata Samajbadi Nepal – 20 minutes

• Democratic Socialist Party – 16 minutes

• Nagarik Unmukti Party – 16 minutes

• Nepal Mazdoor Kisan Party – 5 minutes

• Rastriya Janamorcha – 5 minutes

• Aam Janata Party – 5 minutes

• Two Independent MPs – 5 minutes each

The ruling coalition (7 parties) has received a total of 760 minutes (over 12 hours), while the opposition parties have been allocated 323 minutes (just under 6 hours).

The discussions will allow lawmakers to present their suggestions, opinions, and criticisms on the government's policy direction ahead of the full budget. These inputs are expected to play a significant role in shaping the upcoming fiscal policy and budget framework.