FY19

Government’s failures to meet the quarterly targets have added to the financial burden on the masses

Government presents new debt policy statement in parliament

Economy can leap forward with
focus on auto and
housing sectors

It will help avoid impact of shocks faced by low value-added commodities

Farmers could not increase production due to water scarcity in FY19

Decline comes on back of dip in gross profit, uptick in finance cost

Drop comes mainly due to higher remittances, lower imports in FY19

Finance minister calls for developing mechanism for fast-track implementation of foreign-funded projects

Says target of 6.2% unlikely to be met; inflation to be higher

Amount goes beyond Rs100b; next-year's target set at Rs120b

In FY18 budget, tax rate had been cut that increased tobacco consumption