Finance Minister Surendra Pandey has unveiled a Rs 285.92 billion budget for the fiscal year 2009/10. Nepalnews asks some members of the general public how they view the budget brought of the UML-led coalition:

Thursday, 09 July 2009 19:37 Read this : 2948 times

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I don't think the budget will provide relief to the people and check the price of commodities, which has skyrocketed. This is not a pro-people budget.

Gopi Krishna Maharjan, trader

The government has announced tax rebate in some sectors, which is positive. However, the budget will be meaningful only when the government is able to spend the development budget, which was not the case in the last fiscal year.

Trilok Shakya, trader

Budget speeches always sound good, but the implementation part is always slack. That means nothing. This budget will not bring about any positive change if it is not spent properly.

Sitaram Maharjan, former govt employee

The budget looks good but there is serious doubt about its implementation. Rather than saying good or bad what really matters is how the budget is implemented. The government must think about it.

Ram Kumar Chhettri, journalist

The government seems to have tried to reach out to all sections. This year's budget holds optimism compared to the previous ones.

Achyutram Sharma, student

I do not think this year's budget will benefit the common people. Government employees went gone on strike from the next day, which proves it the budget does not have much prospect. When the civil servants who implement the budget are criticising the budget what good prospect does it hold?

Ganga Lal Roka Magar, farmer