Nepal, July 20 -- The government has issued guidelines to all three tiers of government to enforce financial discipline in implementing the budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026/27.

The guidelines issued by the Ministry of Finance (MoF) on Monday seek to make the budget implementation for the next FY more systematic, economical and transparent. The guidelines, issued for all central bodies, provinces and local levels, are expected to maintain financial discipline in accordance with the Appropriation Act, 2026 and the Financial Procedures and Financial Responsibility Regulations, 2020.

According to the MoF's guidelines, if the budget for the annual approved programs is not spent by mid-March or if it is found that it cannot be spent during t...