*  *  *  One notable feature of the budget landscape over the past half century has been the limited movement in the ratio of unified budget outlays to nominal GDP. Over the past five years, that ratio has averaged a bit less than 19%, about where it was in the 1960s before it moved up during the 1970s and 1980s.
  It is expected that Nepalese economy will perform very well in 2016/17, registering a growth of 6.9 percent. This trend is expected to continue in the current fiscal year 2017/18, given the series of election are going to be held, which is expected to raise domestic demand.