New Nepal budget highlights Covid control, economic recovery

New Nepal budget highlights Covid control, economic recovery
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New Nepal budget highlights Covid control, economic recovery
Kathmandu, May 30 (IANS) Nepal Finance Minister Bishnu Prasad Paudel has presented a budget of 1.64 trillion NPR ($14 billion) for the 2021-22 fiscal year that starts in mid-July, with focus on controlling the Covid-19 pandemic and recovering the economy.
It is the second year in a row that the health sector has got special focus in the budget for the new fiscal year as the country is facing a devastating impact of a second wave that hit the country in early April, reports Xinhua news agency.

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