The Interim Legislature Parliament Saturday begun discussion on the annul budget estimate presented Finance Minister Dr Ram Sharan Mahat on Thursday.

The lawmakers would debate over the budget for the next two days after which the finance minister is scheduled to answer the questions raised by the parliamentarians during the discussion.

The MPs will also have to file their amendment proposals to the finance bill at the parliament secretariat. After the response by Finance Minister, the budget will be endorsed for preliminary sanctions for the new fiscal year that begins from Tuesday.

The finance bill will be endorsed only after the parliament debates on the budget allocated to each ministry separately.

On Thursday, Dr Mahat had presented Rs 169 billion budget for the fiscal year 2007-08.