Top leaders of the ruling coalition on Saturday discussed the principles and priorities of the government’s annual budget for the upcoming fiscal year.

Hitraj Pandey, chief whip of the CPN (Maoist Centre), said the meeting dwelt on how to present themselves during the budget session of the Parliament starting on Sunday.

“The budget session of the federal parliament will start tomorrow. Leaders discussed ways to make it organised,” said Pandey.

As per the constitution, the annual budget must be tabled in Parliament on Jeth 15 [May 29 this year].

Pandey claimed that there is no need for the prime minister to take a vote of confidence immediately.

He said that the meeting also discussed how to proceed with the parliament’s thematic committees and the appointment of the chief justice.