Budget 2019
The tax rate on companies, which currently stands at 30pc, will be reduced by one per cent every year to 25pc by 2023.
Updated 30 Apr, 2018 07:54am
The budget is a last-ditch effort of the present government to make the maximum of a lost cause.
Updated 30 Apr, 2018 07:50am
The budget's longterm impact will result in the diversion of the burden from corporations and salaried to the masses.
Updated 30 Apr, 2018 08:24am
Can our underdeveloped agriculture sector achieve such high growth for a second consecutive year?
Updated 30 Apr, 2018 08:25am
Party expresses concerns over huge hike in petroleum development levy.
Updated 29 Apr, 2018 11:38am
Govt hopes to pass the budget 2018-19 by May 14.
Updated 29 Apr, 2018 09:09am
The supplementary grants for the current fiscal year have spiked by 93pc from last year’s Rs310.5bn budget overruns.
Updated 29 Apr, 2018 07:51am
Measures taken by the government since December will help it avoid seeking another bailout: finance minister.
Updated 28 Apr, 2018 11:00pm
Every sector and every type of business enterprise has been showered with exemptions and tax reductions.
Updated 28 Apr, 2018 06:44pm
Foreign loans obtained by govt in current fiscal year are around 24 per cent higher than Rs971.60bn obtained in 2016-17.
Published 28 Apr, 2018 12:38pm
Allocation, the highest growth in over a decade, doesn’t include military pension bill and major weapons procurement.
Updated 28 Apr, 2018 02:34pm
The government made history in more ways than one in its budget announcement on Friday.
Updated 28 Apr, 2018 01:55pm
As it stands, this budget is likely to require many midcourse changes.
Updated 28 Apr, 2018 12:19pm
Budget 2018-19 has allocated roughly Rs2.7 billion to the field, about Rs870 million more than last year.
Updated 28 Apr, 2018 10:22am
Rana Sanaullah says the government will present the next financial year budget only if other provinces go for it.
Updated 28 Apr, 2018 11:36am
New govt might present a supplementary budget to make up for the deficit from the amnesty scheme.
Updated 28 Apr, 2018 10:36am
Withholding tax on non-cash banking transactions for non-filers has been reduced to 0.4pc from 0.6pc.
Updated 28 Apr, 2018 10:42am
Is this budget a departure from Dar's philosophy who believed in killing the goose and collect all golden eggs?
Updated 28 Apr, 2018 11:00am
KSE recovered 81.91 points to close at 45,542.78.
Updated 28 Apr, 2018 11:22am
Majorly disappointed with the budget as no measures have been taken for industrial growth.
Published 28 Apr, 2018 06:59am
Out of the total allocation, Rs1.03tr is the federal PSDP while Rs1.01tr has been earmarked for the provinces.
Updated 28 Apr, 2018 07:58am
Miftah has proposed allocating Rs1.96 billion under the next year’s budget to the apex court.
Updated 28 Apr, 2018 09:45am
Marriyum Aurangzeb, Tariq Fazal Chaudhry and Anusha Rehman also upgraded to federal minister along with Ismail.
Updated 28 Apr, 2018 08:08am
PML-N has been accused of forcing a constitutional but contentious budget to boost its prospects in 2018 elections.
Updated 29 Apr, 2018 08:05am
Situation tense after attempts from some PTI leaders to physically stop the minister from reading out his speech.
Updated 28 Apr, 2018 08:40am
Government doles out higher salaries and pensions, reduces taxes to win over its constituents.
Updated 28 Apr, 2018 06:21pm
Government to tighten its screws on non filers, tax evaders while making it easier, more attractive to pay taxes.
Updated 28 Apr, 2018 12:52am
In Pakistan, the main instrument all governments have to boost growth is the development budget.
Published 27 Apr, 2018 09:39pm
"Totally false and understated fiscal deficit, hiding large unpaid amounts," says PTI MNA in reaction to PML-N budget.
Updated 27 Apr, 2018 09:20pm
The current account deficit surged by 50.5 per cent to $12 billion (3.8pc of GDP) during the July-March period.
Published 27 Apr, 2018 05:43pm
