Kathmandu, May 30:  The major ruling party CPN (UML) and its coalition partner CPN Maoist Centre have reached a decision to face the major opposition party’s criticism on the newly tabled budget estimates at the Legislature-Parliament.

A meeting held between CPN (UML) Chairman and Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and CPN Maoist Centre Pushpa Kamal Dahal at the Prime Minister’s official residence at Baluwatar in Kathmandu today decided that together they will face the criticism made by Nepali Congress (NC) on the same.

The heads of the both parties have also drawn a conclusion to implement new budget estimates for fiscal year 2016/017  for it has brought cheer on public and further enthused them, according to Pramod Dahal, press advisor to PM.

Furthermore, leader Oli and Dahal are learnt to have discussed on the latest political scenario in the country. The upcoming budget, amounting to Rs 1.048 trillion, was tabled at the Legislature-Parliament on May 28 by Finance Minister Bishnu Prasad Poudel.

The budget estimates received criticism from many quarters, including the NC, referring it as a ‘huge size’ and ‘distributive’ as well as for leaking information on the same before the formal announcement.

NC has decided to protest the recently unveiled budget at the Legislature-Parliament. Deliberation on the same is due to take place at the parliament from today.

“Both CPN (UML) and CPN Maoist Centre have decided to face the criticism to be made by the opposition party at the Legislature-Parliament,” shared press advisor to PM, Dahal

The parliamentary party meeting of these both parties held on Sunday had assessed the issues incorporated in the budget as an appropriate one. RSS