📢 Budget Highlights of Nepal – Fiscal Year 2082/83
💸 Taxation & Income Reforms
- 75% tax exemption for IT and outsourcing export income.
- 5% final tax on exported IT services.
- 5-year tax holiday for startups with annual turnover up to NPR 1 crore.
- Planned reforms in VAT, income tax, and excise duties.
🏗️ Infrastructure Development
- Investment in East-West Railway and Fast Track Project.
- Upgrade of domestic airports and Pokhara/Gautam Buddha Intl. Airports.
- Expanded rural road network and maintenance budget.
💡 Energy & Utilities
- Hydropower focus: Upper Arun, Budhi Gandaki, Tamor projects.
- Promotion of internal use and export of electricity.
- Rural household electrification subsidies to continue.
📱 Digital Nepal
- Expansion of high-speed internet in all 753 local levels.
- Support for digital startups and innovation hubs.
- More government services to go online.
🏥 Health & Education
- Free basic health services via public hospitals.
- Expanded health insurance for vulnerable citizens.
- STEM and skill-based education prioritized in schools.
- Scholarship and digital education support for public school students.
🧑🌾 Agriculture & Employment
- Subsidies for modern agricultural inputs and techniques.
- Expansion of pocket and block farming.
- Job creation through Prime Minister's Employment Program.
🌱 Climate & Environment
- Conservation-focused green economy policies.
- Incentives for electric vehicles (EVs).
- Climate-resilient agricultural practices promoted.
Download Nepal Budget For Fiscal Year 2082/083 in Nepali
🔗 For full speech and official updates: Ministry of Finance – Budget 2082/83