Kathmandu, May 5 -- Top leaders of the ruling CPN-UML on Sunday suggested the government prepare its budget for the upcoming fiscal year keeping in mind the tumultuous changes seen in global politics and cuts in international fundings.

Leaders at the central secretariat meeting held at the party's head office in Lalitpur advised the government to consider the impact of international political developments and reductions in foreign aid on Nepal. Bishnu Paudel, a vice-chair of the UML, is the finance minister in the government led by party chair KP Sharma Oli.

The secretariat is a top UML body comprising 19 office bearers.

Due to drastic changes in global politics, some aid has already been cut, former finance minister Surendra Pandey, w...