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Reuters
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By Gopal Sharma

Former Maoist commander reinstated as Nepal's finance minister

FILE PHOTO: A general view of the Nepalese Parliament in Kathmandu, February 10, 2014. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

Nepal has reinstated its finance minister, the president's office announced on Sunday, after an internal investigation found no evidence to prove he was involved in making illegal changes to the budget.

Janardan Sharma resigned in early July after the speaker of parliament ordered investigations into allegations from opposition lawmakers that Sharma had allowed "unauthorised" changes in tax rates a day before presenting spending plans.

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