Tarin announces adjusted revenue measures in final NA session
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin has defended the “budget of hope” presented for the FY21-22 and also announced adjusted revenue measures and spending plans in concluding National Assembly (NA) session. Responding to the recommendations made by the senators and Opposition,
Balochistan govt presents annual budget with total outlay of Rs584B
QUETTA: The Balochistan government on Friday unveiled its budget worth Rs584 billion for the fiscal year 2021-22 with a total development outlay of Rs237 billion without imposing a new tax. The budget session in the Balochistan Assembly commenced at least
KP presents annual budget 2021-22, announces 37pc increase in salaries
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakthunkhwa (KP) government today (Friday) presented Rs1,118.3 billion balanced budget for financial year 2021-22, having a record allocation of Rs 371 billion for annual development program (ADP). Speaking on the provincial assembly floor, KP Finance Minister Taimur Khan
Murad Ali Shah presents budget 2021-22 with total outlay of Rs1.477 trillion
KARACHI: Chief Minister Sindh, Murad Ali Shah, who also holds the portfolio for provincial finance minister, has presented the provincial budget for the next financial year 2021-22 at the Sindh Assembly. The total outlay of the budget for the province
Sindh to present annual budget for FY 2021-22 today
KARACHI: The Sindh government will present its budget for the fiscal year 2021-22 with an outlay of over Rs 1.3 trillion in the provincial assembly today on Tuesday. The Provincial Assembly of Sindh’s budget-2021-22 session has been summoned to meet
Punjab govt presents annual budget with total outlay of Rs2.6 trilion
LAHORE: Provincial Minister for Finance Hashim Jawan Bakht on Monday presented the Punjab Budget 2021-22 in the provincial assembly with a total outlay of Rs2.653 trillion. Speaking on the provincial Assembly floor, the minister said the budget of Punjab would
Punjab to present annual budget for fiscal year 2021-22 today
LAHORE: Punjab budget for the next fiscal year 2021-22 will be being presented in the provincial assembly in Lahore today on Monday. The 33rd session of the 17th Punjab Assembly is scheduled to be held at the newly-built assembly chamber at 2PM. Speaker Punjab Assembly Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi is
Govt announces federal budget with total outlay of Rs8,487 billion
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin has presented the federal budget for the fiscal year 2021-22 in a special session of the National Assembly on Friday. The total size of the budget or the total expenditure budget for the next year
Budget 2021-22: Rs1.37 trillion allocated for defence, increases by 6.2%
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has allocated Rs1.37 trillion for defence services in the budget for the fiscal year 2021-22, showing an increase of 6.2 percent. The proposed increase in the defence budget is less than recent years except for FY
Govt allocates Rs21.72 billion for health sector projects
ISLAMABAD: The government has allocated an amount of Rs 21.72 billion for 20 ongoing and 26 new projects in the health sector under Public Sector Development Programme 2021-22. According to the budget document, an amount of Rs 13.07 billion has
Budget 2021-22: Govt announces 10% increase in salaries, pensions
ISLAMABAD: The ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) has announced the addition of an ad-hoc relief of 10 percent in the salaries and pensions of federal government employees. Announcing the budget on the National Assembly (NA) floor today (Friday), Finance Minister Shaukat
Around Rs8 trillion federal budget to be presented today
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government will present its third budget for the fiscal year 2021-22, with an estimated outlay of around Rs8 trillion. The National Assembly is already in session where the budget for the fiscal year 2021-22 would be presented
Livestock contributed 11.5 % to GDP during FY2020-21
ISLAMABAD: The livestock sector has contributed 60.1 percent to the agriculture value addition and 11.5 percent to the GDP during fiscal year 2020-21 and has emerged as the largest subsector in agriculture. According to Economic Survey of fiscal year 2020-21,
Agriculture credit disbursement witness 4.6% growth
ISLAMABAD: Agriculture credit disbursement remained encouraging during the fiscal year July-March 2020-21 despite the global pandemic. According to the Economic Survey of Pakistan, agriculture lending institutions disbursed Rs 953.7 billion, which is higher than 4.6 percent as compared the disbursement
Petroleum consumption increases by 17.6% in fiscal year
ISLAMABAD: The country’s consumption of petroleum products has increased from 12.5 million ton (MT) to 14.7 MT during first nine months (July-March) of the current fiscal year, posting a growth of around 17.6 percent. According to the Economic Survey 2020-21
Exports increase 13.6% to reach $20.9bn in FY2020-21
ISLAMABAD: The exports from the country during July-April 2020-21 had reached $20.9 billion compared to $ 18.4 billion during the same period last year, showing an impressive growth of 13.6 percent. The country’s exports shown a growth of 13.6 percent
Finance Minister to present National Economic Survey today
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin will unveil the National Economic Survey 2020-21 on Thursday (today) for the outgoing fiscal year to provide an overview of the national economy, highlighting performance and achievements in different sectors during the fiscal year. In
Budget 2021-22: Rs900 billion allocated for federal development projects
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Planning, Development and Special Initiatives was informed that Rs 900 billion have been allocated for federal development projects in the upcoming Budget 2021-22. The committee notified Rs 900 billion have been allocated for federal
PM to discuss budget proposals for FY22 in cabinet meeting today
ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the federal cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Imran Khan will be held today in which the budget proposals for the next financial year will be considered. According to details, a 21-point agenda of the national and