Kathmandu, May 14 -- Finance Minister Swarnim Wagle on Wednesday said the government's policies and programmes were aligned with its agenda and commitments, and that the upcoming budget would take the same direction.

Addressing the Kantipur Economic Summit 2026 virtually, Wagle said the government would prioritise e-governance, digital service delivery and the digital economy in the upcoming fiscal year, stressing the need to make public services more efficient through digital systems.

"We have paid the price of poor governance, and now it is time to reap the dividends of good governance," the minister said.

Speakers at the summit called for governance reform, policy stability, stronger public-private cooperation and accelerated digita...