Development expenditure remains weak as capital spending stands at 19 pc in 8 months

KATHMANDU: Development expenditure until the end of Fagun (March 14) of the current fiscal year 2025/26 has been weak, with only about 19% of capital expenditure made by the second quarter, the Financial Comptroller General Office (FCGO) said.

The federal government has presented a total budget of over Rs 1,964.11 billion for the current fiscal year, of which over Rs 926.58 billion has been spent by the end of Fagun, equivalent to 47.18% of the annual budgetary allocation.

Out of an allocation of over Rs 118.98 billion under the current expenditure heading, 54.37% has been spent. The FCGO reports that under the capital expenditure heading, out of an allocation of over Rs 407.888 billion, 19.24% has been spent. Under the financial management heading, out of an allocation of over Rs 375.242 billion, 54.89% — that is, over Rs 205.9523 billion — has been spent so far.

Similarly, the government’s revenue collection until the end of Fagun stands at 49.89% of the annual target. The government had set a target to collect over Rs 1,533.44 billion in revenue for the current fiscal year, of which over Rs 765.10 billion has been collected by the end of Fagun.

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