PTI govt to roll out its first Federal Budget for 2019-20 today

The Pakistani Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government is set to present on Tuesday evening its first Federal Budget for the year 2019-2020.

The Budget 2019-2020 will be presented by Minister of State for Revenue, Hammad Azhar in the National Assembly in Islamabad. According to a notification, the NA has already been summoned for the presentation of the federal budget, local media reported.

The parliament session has been convened to meet at 5 pm. The copy of finance bill 2019-20 will also be presented before the Senate at six pm today.

Through this budget, the PTI aims to ensure economic stabilization and provide economic stimulus for sustainable growth. The budget will have special emphasis on austerity, fiscal discipline, external sector management and protecting the poor.