KATHMANDU: The Ministry of Finance has upwardly revised its total budget expenditure estimate for the current fiscal year (FY 2025/26) to Rs 1.696 trillion, an increase of Rs 8 billion from its mid-term review.

This ambitious adjustment comes despite the government spending just 68.56% (Rs 1.346 trillion) of the total Rs 1.964 trillion budget with only one month remaining.

While current expenditure stands at 76.91% and debt servicing at 81.47%, capital (development) spending has lagged significantly at just 32.53% (Rs 132.66 billion), falling behind last year’s performance of 40.69% for the same period.

On the revenue front, the government has collected 73.06% (Rs 1.081 trillion) of its annual Rs 1.480 trillion target.