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Budget eyes elections Development spending hiked Super tax to continue
Updated 27 May, 2017 07:25am
A cursory reading of budget documents shows that an attempt is being made to balance growth and populism.
Updated 27 May, 2017 09:47am
ISLAMABAD: Increase in defence spending during the next fiscal year would be in a single digit, the lowest in ...
Updated 27 May, 2017 07:25am
The Gross Revenue Receipts comprise internal resources, external resources and privatisation proceeds.
Updated 27 May, 2017 08:10am
ISLAMABAD: For the first time in the history of Pakistan, the outlay for the federal Public Sector Development...
Updated 27 May, 2017 07:25am
Two million small loans of up to Rs50,000 per farmer will be provided by the Zarai Taraqiati Bank and National Bank.
Updated 27 May, 2017 11:31am
Budget for the ministry has registered an increase of Rs30m against last year’s funding.
Updated 27 May, 2017 11:50am
Both the President House and PM Office spent 12 to 17 per cent extra money than allocated to them in 2016-17.
Updated 27 May, 2017 11:03am
Corporation’s budget rules not yet notified by interior ministry, MCI now dependent on cash-strapped CDA
Updated 07 Jun, 2017 01:41pm
In its fifth budget, the PML-N government has imposed around Rs120bn worth new taxes.
Updated 27 May, 2017 10:50am
Industry stakeholders express concerns over Rs500 billion increase in FBR's collection target.
Updated 27 May, 2017 10:24am
Rs4.47bn have been allocated for ongoing and new schemes falling under the Defence Production Division's purview.
Updated 27 May, 2017 01:23am
HEC allocated Rs35.66bn in the budget, Rs1.46bn to be spent on establishment of basic education community schools.
Updated 27 May, 2017 01:17am
All armed forced personnel given 10pc 'special allowance' by prime minister 'in recognition of their sacrifices'.
Updated 27 May, 2017 10:53am
PML-N's fifth budget allocates more than Rs1tr to development projects, Rs920bn to defence spending.
Updated 27 May, 2017 12:40pm
WHEN the finance minister rises to deliver his departing hurrah to the nation in today’s budget speech, he will be...
Updated 26 May, 2017 09:38am
Some bold thinking is required on the economic policy front
Updated 26 May, 2017 02:00pm
NO matter how impassioned his appeals to the nation to look on the bright side of things, Finance Minister Ishaq ...
Published 26 May, 2017 01:11am
Economic Survey 2016-17 says cut due to improving security condition after ongoing military-led operations.
Updated 26 May, 2017 12:26pm
Tax exemptions rise five per cent to Rs415.8 billion, following two successive years of reductions.
Updated 26 May, 2017 08:54am
Karachi: Bulls took a breather on Thursday, following a relentless charge in the past three days when they tossed ...
Updated 07 Jun, 2017 01:30pm
'CPEC has expanded to encompass cooperation in a large number of sectors under its short to long-term plans.'
Updated 26 May, 2017 08:30am
The industrial sector contributes 20.88pc to GDP and is a major source of tax revenues.
Updated 26 May, 2017 08:40am
The government in the latest survey revised the sector’s growth figure of last year to 0.27pc from a negative 0.19pc.
Updated 26 May, 2017 08:13am
Pakistan’s import bill rose 18.7 per cent year-on-year to $38.503 billion.
Updated 26 May, 2017 08:11am
ISLAMABAD: The government issued fresh and rollover guarantees of Rs368 billion, equivalent to 1.2 per cent of GDP,...
Updated 26 May, 2017 07:02am
According to Economic Survey 2016-17, total investment amounted to Rs5,026 billion, up 11.05pc from 2015-16.
Updated 26 May, 2017 04:51pm
Government spent less than one per cent of gross domestic product on the health sector during the outgoing fiscal year.
Updated 26 May, 2017 04:49pm
I: Headline inflation, measured by the CPI, averaged 4.1 per cent in July-April against 2.8pc a year earlier.
Updated 26 May, 2017 04:48pm
GDP growth highest in 10 years, size of economy crosses $300bn mark for the first time.
Updated 26 May, 2017 12:20am
