Federal Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Tariq Fazal Chaudhry said the federal budget would be presented in the National Assembly at 3pm tomorrow, while the Senate would take up the budget later in the day.
In a statement posted on X, the minister said the budget would be laid before the Senate at 5pm following its presentation in the lower house of parliament.
Tariq Fazal said the government had prepared the budget while taking into account the country’s economic situation and would provide maximum possible relief to the public.
“Keeping in view the prevailing economic conditions, all possible relief will be provided to the people in the budget,” he said.
The minister said lawmakers belonging to the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and its allied parties would fully participate in the budget session.
He urged opposition members to play a constructive democratic role during the proceedings and engage with the budget proposals through parliamentary debate.
Tariq Fazal expressed hope that the session would proceed smoothly and without disruption.
“I hope there will be no noise and commotion during the session and that opposition members will listen carefully to the finance minister’s speech,” he said.
He added that meaningful suggestions on the budget could only be made after lawmakers thoroughly reviewed the budget documents and listened to the government’s presentation.
“If opposition members carefully examine the budget document and hear the speech in full, they will be in a better position to offer useful recommendations,” he said.
The federal budget is expected to outline the government’s fiscal priorities, revenue measures and development spending plans for the upcoming financial year.
