Budget 2024
It is high time Pakistan moved towards contributory schemes to control ever-growing pension bill.
Updated 30 Jun, 2023 10:50am
Heated exchanges witnessed as treasury benches criticised for not prioritising region’s issues Rs28.45bn allocated for development.
Updated 30 Jun, 2023 08:23am
Enter your monthly salary and find out how much will be deducted as income tax.
Updated 27 Jun, 2023 02:34am
The PML-N ticket aspirants are looking towards their leadership to give them something to sell to their constituents.
Published 26 Jun, 2023 05:46am
Mass regularisation of employees due to Fata-KP merger and payments to project employees has resulted into massive wage spending.
Published 26 Jun, 2023 05:46am
Paltry amounts allocated to increase employment and improve health and education sector that were affected by last year’s floods.
Published 26 Jun, 2023 05:46am
Finance Bill imposing Rs215bn more taxes approved; Asif urges NA not to pass bill seeking perks for senators.
Updated 26 Jun, 2023 07:48am
Finance Minister Ishaq Dar defends move to implement reforms in pensions scheme.
Updated 25 Jun, 2023 04:36pm
Of new taxes, Rs70bn to come from fertiliser duty; Rs45bn from hike in tax on buying, selling property.
Updated 25 Jun, 2023 07:51am
Says budget lacks any initiative to attract investment, broaden tax net, create jobs; anomalies remain unresolved.
Updated 25 Jun, 2023 09:09am
Finance minister says high-profile people in country currently receiving multiple pensions.
Published 25 Jun, 2023 05:13am
The federal government will raise a further Rs215 billion in new tax and cut Rs85bn in spending for the fiscal year starting next month.
Updated 24 Jun, 2023 08:36pm
Call retrospective increase in super tax rate from 4pc to 10pc “inequitable and unfair”, take exception to proposed immunity on foreign remittances.
Updated 24 Jun, 2023 08:46am
All 140 cut motions moved by opposition rejected; Murad says budget deficit increased to Rs42.2bn from Rs37.7bn; Centre to give Rs27bn for flood victims.
Updated 22 Jun, 2023 09:32am
Finance dept tells cabinet that salary bill up by 541pc, pension’s by 951pc since 2011-12.
Updated 21 Jun, 2023 10:02am
No funding for new projects; govt employees to get 30 to 35pc pay raise.
Updated 20 Jun, 2023 09:57am
Approves 30pc increase in salaries of government employees under the head of ad hoc relief.
Published 19 Jun, 2023 11:18pm
Further drying up of forex reserves will only push the country closer to the possibility of a sovereign loan default.
Updated 19 Jun, 2023 09:52am
Murad Ali Shah did not even attempt to broaden the provincial tax net.
Updated 19 Jun, 2023 10:02am
Province spent Rs2.6tr in five years only on salaries of govt employees, Sindh Assembly told.
Published 18 Jun, 2023 07:06am
FPCCI president says that the most important anomalies are related to the customs.
Updated 18 Jun, 2023 08:56am
“I don’t doubt the premier’s intention,” Bilawal says, adds that members of prime minister's team are "not fulfilling their promises”.
Published 18 Jun, 2023 12:44am
Provincial vice-chairwoman says two actions needed to bring the country out of the crisis are increasing exports and expanding the tax base.
Published 17 Jun, 2023 05:34am
Country may vote in new govt by Nov 10, says Khurram Dastgir.
Updated 17 Jun, 2023 11:14am
Outlay expected to be over Rs700bn, with around Rs200bn for uplift schemes.
Updated 17 Jun, 2023 09:42am
Finance ministry insists tax exemptions announced in budget are "growth triggers"; Dar says govt tried its best to complete 9th review.
Published 17 Jun, 2023 05:34am
MNAs from Sindh demand "promised" funds for flood-hit areas; complain about ministers' "non-cooperative" attitude.
Updated 17 Jun, 2023 08:49am
The criticism wasn’t unexpected as most financial analysts had ruled out the Fund’s approval of the expansionary budget.
Updated 16 Jun, 2023 09:19am
Objective of these meetings — announced before the budget was presented — was to increase the authorised capital.
Updated 16 Jun, 2023 08:38am
Arif Habib Ltd says investors opted to book profits as their participation remained sideways throughout the session.
Published 16 Jun, 2023 07:15am
