Federal Budget

PPP chairman will meet the prime minister at 4pm at Prime Minister’s House

Previous year's allocation was Rs8.50 billion, however, Rs25.75 billion is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year

Govt expected to focus on fiscal consolidation to contain deficit

KSE-100 index loses 663.07 points, settles at 72,589.49

According to sources, a 10 to 15% raise in salaries and a 10% increase in pensions are expected

APCC huddle to okay one of two proposals floated for PSDP

Expenses fuelled by interest costs, other spending

Bloated outlay of Rs14.5tr contains Rs7.6tr deficit; Dar terms bill fiscally responsible; rules out new IMF programme

With great fanfare the federal budget this year announced a bottom-up approach to social and economic well-being

All set for approval of finance bill in lower house of parliament today

One thing that stands out this year is that all four provinces have seemed to hop on the growth bandwagon

"Government engaged people in budget-making process for the next financial year"

Seeks to impose taxes on ‘suspicious’ gifts transactions among relatives that increased to Rs170b last year

The PTI government had a bumpy start on the economic front

The budget was based on a lie, and did not have anything new. The indirect taxes will burden the poor, Abbasi said

Claim federal govt failed to provide relief to people

Says all promises fulfilled as budget offers maximum relief for low-income sector

On most occasions, it seemed that the opposition members were competing to create loud noises

He said as banks are afraid to lend, “we are making alternate arrangements”

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

Nasir Shah says Centre owes Rs87b during outgoing fiscal year

Provincial govt spokesman says Planning Development Minister Asad Umar has wrong figures

Petitioner upholds minister's fake licenses allegation led to PIA's six-month suspension in Europe

Two leaders agree to call APC next week

The socialist-capitalist hybrid model that we try to put to work in the country only adds to the misery of the people

said it seems as if Imran Khan came into power to tax the poor

Finance Minister Dr Miftah Ismail delivers budget speech in National Assembly

Though the sector has made giant strides, there is still room for improvement

Barring the first budget, the PML-N has sharpened its knife on stock market every year

Govt has taken various measure to promote the industry including announcing the auto policy in 2016

PML-N govt has gradually increased credit ceiling, provided heavy subsidies

They are seeking more concessions like cut in power tariff, removal of GIDC in the upcoming budget

The government may have improved indicators but very few targets were met during five-year tenure

As govt’s tenure draws to a close, the debt problem aggravates instead of getting better

Despite repeated vows, PML-N may not be able to end outages by the end of its term

Present govt increasingly focuses on imported LNG and coal in power production

Positive measures are undone by slow speed and other conflicting steps

PPP-P and PTI refuse to take part in discussion when denied live coverage on PTV

After meeting Rs1.8tr debt servicing cost, govt is left with just Rs977b

Want zero-rated regime for cottage industry

In a letter to finance minister, PBC discusses avenues for improvement

Despite all issues, association satisfied with new tax regime

He said provision of interest-free loans to farmers would help strengthen rural economy

Murad Ali Shah called upon the federation to respect the devolution made through the 18th Amendment

Incentives proposed for agriculture and industries in Rs4.4 trillion federal budget

Sarwar said the new fiscal plan had again burdened people with taxes

Finance minister Ishaq Dar informed the parliament that Rs860billion have been allocated for the armed forces

Against IMF’s recommendations, government moves decisively towards single-stage-tax

The National Highway Authority will get a share of Rs188 billion, mainly to complete the road projects of the CPEC

Chairman says conglomerate shying away due to inconsistent tax policy