Budget 2021
“While domestic production and retail trade were adversely affected by the stabilisation efforts, they received a major blow when the businesses were shut amid lockdown to control the Covid-19.”
Updated 12 Jun, 2020 09:49am
The Pakistan Economic Survey points out that Covid-19 was damaging.
Updated 12 Jun, 2020 09:47am
Though Pakistan’s external sector had been under pressure for a long time and exports were on a downward trajectory by 3.9 per cent.
Updated 12 Jun, 2020 09:44am
The bulk of the increase seems to have come from government domestic debt.
Updated 12 Jun, 2020 09:37am
Govt’s Rs1.24tr stimulus to help economy get back on track.
Updated 12 Jun, 2020 09:36am
Economic Survey says complete shutdown can throw 18.53m people out of work.
Updated 12 Jun, 2020 09:33am
Economic Survey notes measures taken to address crisis caused by pandemic.
Updated 12 Jun, 2020 09:27am
Khawaja Asif says revival of global economy must to get good buyers.
Updated 12 Jun, 2020 08:58am
The federal budget for 2020-21 due today.
Updated 12 Jun, 2020 12:52pm
Growth crashes into negative territory; Public debt increases to 88pc of GDP; FBR revenues to take Rs800bn hit.
Updated 12 Jun, 2020 08:28am
Govt warns fiscal deficit could rise to 9.2pc of GDP by end of fiscal year when impact of govt expenditures on Covid relief sets in.
Updated 12 Jun, 2020 08:41am
Rs27bn decrease in ADP likely; tax targets revised downward; agriculture taxable income is over Rs0.6m instead of Rs0.4m.
Updated 11 Jun, 2020 10:08am
Says Sindh is not Islamabad’s ‘colony’; finds discrepancies in spending on PSDP schemes.
Updated 11 Jun, 2020 11:03am
For the first time, the PSDP does not include any unapproved project, says official.
Updated 11 Jun, 2020 08:16am
They marched on Zarghoon Road and gathered in front of the official residence of the chief minister.
Updated 11 Jun, 2020 10:06am
The year looks like it will end the same as it began.
Updated 11 Jun, 2020 07:55am
To ensure social distancing, only 86 members will be present in NA at one time.
Updated 11 Jun, 2020 07:49am
Internal National Action Plan also devised during the last 20 months.
Updated 11 Jun, 2020 07:48am
PM Imran says govt is prioritising those sectors which promise job opportunities for the youth.
Published 10 Jun, 2020 08:57pm
Let’s cut to the chase. Never has the budget announcement been more significant for Pakistan than it is now.
Updated 10 Jun, 2020 07:49pm
Budget deficit to be 9pc of GDP; focus to remain on austerity and belt tightening.
Updated 10 Jun, 2020 08:24am
Fund wants Rs5.1tr collected, authorities insist on target being set to Rs4.7tr.
Updated 09 Jun, 2020 08:18am
CM Jam Kamal makes decision.
Updated 09 Jun, 2020 09:34am
“The upcoming 2020-21 fiscal year budget and the Annual Development Programme will be based on factual statistics.”
Updated 08 Jun, 2020 09:40am
The numbers may make for a good public show, but are just that: hypothetical numbers.
Published 08 Jun, 2020 07:06am
The Planning Commission claims the downhill journey began before the outbreak of coronavirus.
Updated 08 Jun, 2020 08:32am
PPP chief emphasises on assigning priorities to health and agriculture sectors in the next Sindh budget.
Updated 08 Jun, 2020 09:49am
Buzdar, Mahmood brief federal cabinet about proposed budgets.
Updated 08 Jun, 2020 08:54am
Finance minister says there will be no new taxes in the next budget.
Updated 06 Jun, 2020 11:01am
Pandemic will also have a spillover impact in the next fiscal year.
Updated 06 Jun, 2020 03:31pm
