Approves $17m for paying liabilities of Roosevelt hotel in New York

“There was huge pressure on the FBR to also exempt the political parties retrospectively”

Says configuration of 500,000 POS, Rs100b additional collection cannot be done

Approval postponed due to failure to meet some conditions, deadlock in IMF talks

Gives Rs2b relief to PSX by taxing salaried class’ medical expenses

Finance minister says petroleum levy per lire will have to be increased

Industry had demanded exemption from 10% GST, sought zero rating

Tries to strike a balance between IMF’s demands and economic growth

Sets Rs5.829 trillion tax collection target for Federal Board of Revenue

PM has rejected lender’s pressure to hike electricity price, says finance minister