Govt to receive $3b more than the original budgetary estimates

Defence ministry expects at least $1.5b from US but no positive signals from Washington so far

Officials say government in no mood to provide any significant relief to pharmaceutical, poultry, stationery etc

Will include PM’s and MNAs’ pet projects

Dar critical of FBR’s proposals as he doesn’t want to increase taxes in election year

Total cost of corridor infrastructure projects is estimated at Rs1.08tr

However, it does not approve $10.4b current account deficit target

Federating units can now acquire loans equivalent to 0.85% of GDP

This deficit may be an understatement because the government projected a single-digit growth in imports

Govt fails to achieve investment and savings targets set for the outgoing fiscal year