The buck stops at the desk of economist and former bureaucrat Minister of Finance Rameshore Khanal about where and how to spend limited resources. Both need money, and they are equal priorities for us,” said Ministry of Finance spokesperson Tanka Prasad Pandey. Bajracharya adds, “While reconstruction and elections are big financial commitments, Nepal could easily find the funds. Nepal is so entrenched in the ‘afno manche’ culture of nepotism and connections that it has become the norm. The CIAA could also be supercharged to build transparency into the digital Line Ministry Budget Information System, instead of being an agency for political vendetta.