भुक्तानी रोक्नुअघि एकै दिन सरकारले गर्‍यो ३३ अर्ब खर्चGovernment Spends Over Rs 33 Billion in a Single Day Before Payment Freeze

Kathmandu: The government spent more than Rs 33.16 billion in a single day before the closure of regular payment transactions for the fiscal year 2026/27. A large amount was released on Ashadh 25, just before the government payment system was suspended as required by law one week before the end of the fiscal year.

According to the Office of the Financial Comptroller General, payments made on that day included Rs 12.42 billion under recurrent expenditure, Rs 18.39 billion under capital expenditure, and Rs 2.35 billion under financial management.

Following the deadline, regular government payment processes have been suspended. Only limited transactions permitted under the Financial Procedures and Fiscal Responsibility Regulations can now be processed.

The government had allocated a total budget of Rs 1.964 trillion for the current fiscal year. By Ashadh 25, total expenditure had reached Rs 1.565 trillion, representing 79.69 percent of the total budget allocation.

Capital expenditure, which directly supports infrastructure and development activities, remained weak throughout the year. Out of the allocated capital budget of Rs 407.88 billion, only Rs 181.56 billion has been spent, accounting for 44.51 percent of the total allocation.

However, capital spending accelerated sharply during the final month of the fiscal year. Capital expenditure, which stood at Rs 132.66 billion by the end of Jestha, increased by nearly Rs 49 billion in Ashadh alone, reflecting the continued trend of pushing development spending toward the end of the fiscal year.

Recurrent expenditure performance was comparatively stronger. The government spent Rs 1.042 trillion out of the allocated Rs 1.180 trillion under recurrent expenditure, achieving 88.3 percent utilization.

Similarly, expenditure under financial management reached Rs 340.72 billion against an allocation of Rs 375.24 billion, representing around 90.8 percent utilization.

The government spent more than Rs 218 billion in Ashadh alone, significantly increasing the overall budget execution rate from 69.56 percent at the end of Jestha to nearly 79 percent by the end of the fiscal year.

The government has introduced a provision to stop regular payments seven days before the fiscal year closes to control excessive year-end spending and improve financial discipline. However, the repeated pattern of slow development spending throughout the year followed by a sudden rise in the final month continues to raise concerns over the effectiveness of public financial management.