KATHMANDU: Minister for Finance Rameshore Prasad Khanal has reiterated that there will be no resource shortfall for the upcoming House of Representatives elections scheduled for March 5.

Speaking at the “Nepal Tourism Seminar” in Lalitpur on Friday, the finance minister said the government’s focus is on ensuring the successful completion of the elections.

“The time has come to shift attention toward economic issues. One of the biggest challenges of the government at present is to move beyond debates surrounding political instability,” he said.

Khanal also acknowledged that the previous government’s commitment to provide tourism with facilities equivalent to those given to industries has not been fully implemented.

Stating that the government is making every possible effort to strengthen the country’s economy, he said various policy measures have already been introduced toward that goal.