Budget 2024 25
The tax-heavy budget will make lives of avg Pakistanis even harder and falls far short of inspiring confidence in govt's ability to execute structural changes.
Updated 30 Jun, 2024 09:18am
All 1,197 cut-motions moved by opposition rejected; MQM-P, JI stage walkout, SIC lawmakers stay in house.
Updated 29 Jun, 2024 10:36am
Extends exemptions in certain sectors; proposed petroleum levy on diesel, petrol reduced from Rs80 to Rs70 per litre.
Updated 29 Jun, 2024 09:15am
A total of 93 grants approved during session.
Updated 29 Jun, 2024 08:23am
Opposition lawmakers term budget "unrealistic anti-people and anti-industry".
Updated 29 Jun, 2024 08:32am
PPP earlier this week ended its boycott and agreed to vote for it despite certain reservations.
Updated 28 Jun, 2024 05:43pm
Says Finance Bill shows finance division’s “short-sightedness vis-à-vis the IT industry”.
Updated 28 Jun, 2024 12:09pm
Private hospitals that charge Rs25,000 per day for a private room or bed will also be subject to 3pc tax.
Updated 28 Jun, 2024 10:13am
Provincial Assembly approves Rs213bn supplementary grants.
Updated 28 Jun, 2024 08:30am
Supplementary grants are presented when a govt fails to meet its expenditures from the amount allocated in the budget.
Updated 28 Jun, 2024 10:29am
It makes little sense to tax juice.
Updated 27 Jun, 2024 09:35am
Sherry Rehman says senators made 128 recommendations on budget, none of which were considered by lower house.
Updated 26 Jun, 2024 11:49am
Sticks to taxing essential food, healthcare, equipment in FY25.
Updated 26 Jun, 2024 10:14am
Rs44bn earmarked for development projects.
Updated 26 Jun, 2024 10:29am
Govt warned of decline in foreign exchange earnings, reduced revenue generation for the national exchequer.
Updated 26 Jun, 2024 10:44am
Aurangzeb unveils changes to finance bill, including zero rating on local sales of export industries, stationery items.
Updated 26 Jun, 2024 09:19am
Says government decided to include Senate recommendations in budget.
Published 25 Jun, 2024 09:54pm
Govt members question finance minister’s credentials; demand for south Punjab, Bahawalpur provinces echoes again.
Updated 25 Jun, 2024 11:53am
Many fear that arbitrary tax measures may force more people to engage in cash transactions.
Published 24 Jun, 2024 09:53am
Pakistan cannot create an exportable food surplus with modest allocations to the agriculture sector in federal and provincial budgets.
Published 24 Jun, 2024 09:43am
Pakistan cannot create an exportable food surplus with modest allocations to the agriculture sector in federal and provincial budgets.
Updated 24 Jun, 2024 09:30am
With a tax hike on hardware and no relief for skilled labour, the government risks accelerating talent drain.
Updated 24 Jun, 2024 08:33am
Many fear that arbitrary tax measures may force more people to engage in cash transactions.
Updated 24 Jun, 2024 09:50am
From dire education statistics to a crumbling healthcare system, the province faces an uphill battle.
Published 24 Jun, 2024 07:41am
With a tax hike on hardware and no relief for skilled professionals, the government risks accelerating talent drain.
Updated 25 Jun, 2024 11:04pm
From dire education statistics to a crumbling healthcare system, Balochistan faces an uphill battle.
Published 24 Jun, 2024 07:23am
“Our goal is singular: liberating Balochistan, not turning provinces into slaves,” the MPA says.
Published 24 Jun, 2024 07:17am
Meeting — attended by Dar, Punjab speaker, Rana Sanaullah, Raja Pervaiz and others — discusses Punjab-specific issues only.
Published 24 Jun, 2024 07:17am
Says IMF-driven taxation measures to fuel inflation as almost all essentials to get costlier.
Updated 23 Jun, 2024 12:34pm
PPP ends boycott, terms budget visionless; MQM calls for imposing "financial emergency"; Shehryar Afridi hints at his "last speech" in NA.
Updated 23 Jun, 2024 09:44am
