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The Ministry of Finance has assured a budget that is less than the demand put forth by the commission after it was unable to secure financial support from the donor agencies.
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The commission sent a revised budget demanding Rs 8.95 billion by reducing expenditures on various headings after the ministry said it could not release the budget demanded by the commission.
Spokesperson for the commission Shaligram Sharma Poudel informed that the budget secure by the ministry will be spent on conducting the election and its management.
He is of the view that it will be difficult for them to manage the budget but they have intensified preparations to hold the election on time.
The EC has made preparations to print 20 million ballot papers for the upcoming election. They have already signed agreements with suppliers to buy the papers required for making the ballot papers. EC officials say that they are buying papers for Rs 110 million.
The Ministry of Home Affairs has also demanded election expenses from the Ministry of Finance. However, the Ministry of Finance has not yet secured the financial sources. The Home Ministry has demanded Rs 16 billion from the MoF in the initial phase for the election.
Nepal Police had sent details to the Home Ministry saying that Rs 12 billion is needed for security of the election. Nepal Police had demanded the amount saying that it needs to recruit 118,000 temporary police for the security of 11,000 polling stations as in the previous election.
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<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The Ministry of Finance has assured a budget that is less than the demand put forth by the commission after it was unable to secure financial support from the donor agencies.</span></span></p>
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