Budget20
"We are considering reverting back to the income tax brackets applicable in the tax year 2017," an official source says.
Updated 30 May, 2019 07:34am
The next fiscal’s revenue target will be almost 35.4 per cent higher than current year’s revised estimate of Rs4.100tr.
Updated 09 Jun, 2019 02:04pm
Budget to be announced on June 11; Sindh protests dropping of ongoing schemes under next PSDP.
Updated 30 May, 2019 07:33am
Naeem Zamindar reappointed as chairman of Board of Investment
Updated 30 May, 2019 07:33am
This is the crux of the budget preparations ahead of APCC meeting being held on Thursday.
Updated 30 May, 2019 07:33am
CAD in April declined to $1.24bn, down 45.4pc from $2.275bn in April 18; Inflows from China declined 72pc to $429m.
Updated 30 May, 2019 07:33am
Inflows from China, leading investor in the country, declined by 72 per cent to $429m during the July-April period.
Updated 30 May, 2019 07:33am
Required higher education budget estimated at Rs103.55bn, sector allocated recurring grant of Rs58.5bn for 2019-20.
Updated 30 May, 2019 07:35am
The import bill of three sectors — agriculture, textile and oil — posted positive growth.
Updated 30 May, 2019 07:33am
"I think there was no need for any further interest hike as food inflation was quite under control in April than March."
Updated 30 May, 2019 07:33am
Rules have four main pillars — manner, conditions, payment, payment of tax under other laws and revision of declaration.
Updated 30 May, 2019 07:33am
Policy rate hiked by 150bps to 12.25pc; govt borrows Rs4.8tr from SBP in first three quarters.
Updated 30 May, 2019 07:33am
Shahid Khaqan Abbasi says PML-N will propose "alternative economic strategy".
Updated 30 May, 2019 07:32am
Foreign debt has increased by Rs1.4 trillion on account of recent devaluations.
Updated 30 May, 2019 07:32am
Independent economists estimate a loss of almost one million jobs during the IMF programme.
Updated 30 May, 2019 07:32am
The IMF deal offers the opposition an endless buffet of contentious points to choose to critique on.
Updated 30 May, 2019 07:32am
Even if we add home remittances to exports earnings, total constitutes less than 82pc of our merchandise import bill.
Updated 30 May, 2019 07:32am
Governments love to incentivise crop output, but seldom introduce and implement plans for promoting local industries.
Updated 30 May, 2019 07:32am
The long-term solution to Pakistan’s economic problem lies in strengthening its industrial sector that is ...
Updated 30 May, 2019 07:32am
In all the twisting of rules, small investors with the capacity to trade in the ready market only are clearly at a loss
Updated 30 May, 2019 07:31am
FBR chairman says he had issued orders for "no raids" on business premises.
Updated 30 May, 2019 07:31am
Summary to appoint Shabbar Zaidi as new FBR chairman returned by the cabinet.
Updated 30 May, 2019 07:31am
The finance adviser will be resuming a task he had left unfinished in February 2013: introduction of the value-added tax
Updated 30 May, 2019 07:31am
Says Pakistan and IMF want to progress on their negotiations; will be contacting IMF mission head later today.
Updated 30 May, 2019 07:31am
