Budget 2024 25
Taking the time to understand government budgets can offer great insights into our national constraints and priorities.
Updated 25 Aug, 2024 09:55am
PBC chief believes ambitious tax target with higher expenditure will steepen budget deficit.
Published 25 Jul, 2024 08:26am
PBC chief believes ambitious tax target with higher expenditure will steepen budget deficit.
Updated 25 Jul, 2024 08:25am
New rates to be finalised in over 50 cities; property values expected to rise from 75pc to 90pc of estimated market rates.
Updated 24 Jul, 2024 08:54am
The federal demand that the provinces raise more revenues is somewhat bizarre.
Updated 13 Jul, 2024 09:00am
It is not clear when a tipping point will be reached, nor what it will trigger if and when it does arrive.
Updated 11 Jul, 2024 09:06am
This sense of despair is not even recognised by those ruling us, who continue to talk down to the people, or rather at each other.
Updated 09 Jul, 2024 09:12am
The abuse of a constitutional provision meant for unforeseen financial needs betrays bureaucratic disdain for parliament and public opinion.
Updated 09 Jul, 2024 09:01am
Does it have a firm grip on the political, economic and security situation?
Updated 08 Jul, 2024 09:01am
It is no wonder that every other conversation within the white-collar salaried class is about foreign migration.
Updated 08 Jul, 2024 09:09am
The FBR can expect to be reminded very soon that taxation is just as much a political issue as it is a fiscal concern.
Updated 08 Jul, 2024 08:45am
Economists term new budget fundamentally unjust, criticise govt for burdening salaried class, ignoring those outside tax net.
Updated 08 Jul, 2024 10:28am
Parliament okays Rs9.4tr in expenditure overruns, five times higher than amount approved a year ago.
Published 08 Jul, 2024 07:56am
Claims PML-N didn’t fulfil commitments made in power-sharing deal.
Updated 06 Jul, 2024 08:31am
Notifies austerity measures, budget guidelines for all departments.
Updated 05 Jul, 2024 10:56am
How can the government justify such taxes when its expenditure priorities are so anti-people?
Updated 05 Jul, 2024 08:57am
TAXILA: Senior Vice President of the Rawalpindi Chamber of Small Trade and Small Industry (RCSTSI) Naeem Ashraf on...
Published 04 Jul, 2024 08:09am
Petition filed by citizen says tax exemption in violation of the equality clause of the Constitution.
Published 04 Jul, 2024 08:06am
The budget is not only bereft of an economic and political vision, it also shows the lack of capacity to think beyond narrow interests.
Updated 03 Jul, 2024 08:57am
Ex-minister says govt blaming IMF for its poor policies; Tarar claims plan in place to cut expenses.
Updated 02 Jul, 2024 09:53am
Actual economic course correction has once again been put off for another time.
Updated 02 Jul, 2024 08:34am
For those stuck in the purgatory called the tax net, hell couldn’t really be any worse.
Updated 02 Jul, 2024 09:07am
Punjab has budgeted only 0.07pc (Rs3.75bn) and Sindh only 0.02pc (Rs6bn) of their budgets as agricultural income tax.
Updated 01 Jul, 2024 11:52am
The government continually ignores unpaid tax potential across several sectors while choosing to overburden existing taxpayers.
Published 01 Jul, 2024 10:14am
MANSEHRA: The residents on Sunday threatened street protests if the government didn’t withdraw taxes levied in the...
Updated 01 Jul, 2024 11:04am
Says he and PM Shehbaz hope of the upcoming IMF deal to be the country's last.
Updated 30 Jun, 2024 09:40pm
Govt plans to sell SOEs to cut its spending, but continues to maintain perks like free petrol, electricity.
Published 30 Jun, 2024 12:05pm
Earlier this week, the National Assembly passed the budget with some amendments.
Updated 30 Jun, 2024 10:24pm
Many budgetary measures will have an inflationary impact and delay the reduction in the policy rate, says PBC chief executive.
Updated 30 Jun, 2024 11:05am
Govt plans to sell SOEs to cut its spending, but continues to maintain perks like free petrol, electricity.
Updated 30 Jun, 2024 12:03pm
