The salaried struggle carries on and on The budget presented last week offers little hope for meaningful relief. Updated 16 Jun, 2025 09:16am
Notes on key budgetary reforms FY26 could see more Pakistanis fall below the poverty line. Updated 16 Jun, 2025 09:34am
Digging deeper development holes to nowhere PSDP's balance sheet is a cautionary tale in capital misallocation. Updated 16 Jun, 2025 09:55am
Budget Special: Unpacking a paradoxical fiscal plan The budget presents a paradox: ambitious rhetoric of relief overshadowed by structural constraints. Updated 16 Jun, 2025 10:38am
False promises and avoiding agricultural necessities The federal agriculture budget this year would be remembered for “not doing what was necessary”. Updated 16 Jun, 2025 11:05am
Bits, gaps, and the farmers’ perspective The FY26 budget fails to address critical agricultural concerns. Updated 16 Jun, 2025 03:27pm
Budget special: A fragile budget meets a volatile world Military conflict between Iran and Israel is bad news for Pakistan’s growth push. Updated 16 Jun, 2025 01:33pm
Driving blind on auto industry taxation Current reduced sales tax rate to continue to apply to HEVs mentioned in Schedule 8 and Serial No 73. Updated 16 Jun, 2025 10:54am
Economic Survey: Resilient, if you don’t look too closely The missed tax and GDP goals draw confusion and questions to the FY26 fiscal aspiration of a 3.9pc growth in GDP. Updated 16 Jun, 2025 01:33pm
Questioning the masses Dawn.com collected data to answer some of the more pertinent questions surrounding the budget. Updated 16 Jun, 2025 10:20am
Budget special: Tying down e-commerce with misguided reforms What happens when you put accountants and commercial bankers in charge of the finance ministry instead of trained economists? Updated 16 Jun, 2025 01:32pm
KP budget: Eyeing prosperity with gaps at home KP budget focuses on fiscal consolidation, infrastructure development, and provincial tax income growth. Updated 16 Jun, 2025 01:32pm
Sindh budget: New year, same old broken tune No sense of urgency on the provincial government’s part to identify or tackle the deep structural flaws. Updated 16 Jun, 2025 01:32pm
Budget cuts & developing backwards With significant cuts in the PSDP, major chunks never translate into actual spending as key ministries utilise far less than what is available. Updated 10 Jun, 2025 10:52am
Converting surplus MWs into jobs The kind of industrial growth we want should drive decisions regarding power pricing while also ensuring no cross or direct subsidies are at play. Updated 10 Jun, 2025 11:00am
The urgency of tariff reforms Pakistan’s outdated tariff system has dragged the economy down, shielding inefficiency, stifling innovation, and cutting us off from global markets. Updated 10 Jun, 2025 11:31am
Finance: A test of economic wisdom Standing at the crossroads of demographic pressure and financial opportunity, the country must turn adversity into strength. Updated 10 Jun, 2025 11:38am
Climate reforms built to last Actions need to be taken now even where the benefits may not be realised for years to mitigate multidimensional vulnerability. Updated 10 Jun, 2025 11:41am
Agriculture: Burdening the national backbone Experts argue against agriculture taxation measures even as the government is reportedly considering revisions that could further burden farmers. Updated 10 Jun, 2025 11:13am
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