Kathmandu. Finance Minister Dr Swarnim Wagle has claimed that the private sector was very excited with the budget presented by the government.

According to him, the budget has been much better than imagined and it has boosted the morale of the private sector. He has given a clear signal that the government will now work in the interest of the private sector.

Minister Wagle said that employment generation and skill development have been prioritized and the distribution of allowances alone would not reduce poverty. “Poverty will not be reduced by distributing allowances,” he said. ”

He also said that he has asked capable people not to take allowances.