Budget in focus 2025-26 - Business Recorder

Budget FY2025-26: Punjab govt presents Rs5.3trn ‘tax-free’ budget

Punjab unveils provincial budget week after federal announcement

Updated 16 Jun, 2025 09:33pm

Pakistan’s exporters urge PM to save value-added industry, seek FTR removal, EFS restoration

Senate body backs zero ST on stationery, okays tax on e-commerce

Arrest for tax fraud: Senate panel for defining a threshold

Sindh budget

Budget with mixed signals

Only SRB submits Finance Bill feedback to Senate panel

The assumptions in FY26 budget

PSX rally fizzles amid geopolitical tensions, profit-taking

18pc duty on solar panels rejected: FPCCI opposes withdrawal of tax exemptions on merged districts

FBR’s Budget Anomaly Committee: Businessmen praise LCCI president’s induction

Income tax calculator for FY 2025-26

Pakistan budget for FY2025-26 in brief

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The Budget

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Key highlights of Pakistan budget for 2025-26

Petroleum products: 26.4pc rise in PL envisaged

Budget 2025-26: Pakistan govt offers tax relief to salaried class, but representatives unhappy

Defence allocation raised to Rs2.557trn

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Federal Budget: Aurangzeb holds virtual consultations with IMF

Relief for the salaried people

NEC approves national development budget worth Rs4.22trn for next fiscal year

HCSTSI irked by meagre allocation for Sukkur-Hyderabad motorway

HYDERABAD: The office-bearers of the Hyderabad Chamber of Small Traders & Small Industry (HCSTSI) regretted that...

Published 16 Jun, 2025 06:25am

KP govt presents Rs240.0137bn supplementary budget

PESHAWAR: The provincial government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa incurred an additional amount of Rs 240.0137 billion for...

Published 16 Jun, 2025 06:25am

Balochistan’s Rs1trn budget to be presented tomorrow

QUETTA: The Balochistan government is scheduled to present its budget for the fiscal year 2025–26 on June 17, with...

Published 16 Jun, 2025 06:57am

Fazl, Vawda discuss political situation

KARACHI: Former federal minister Senator Faisal Vawda hosted JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman at his residence here...

Published 16 Jun, 2025 06:59am

Israel’s attacks on Iran: Pakistan govt may fall short of Rs1,161bn PL target

Petrol price rises by $1.98 per BBL from $71.8118 per BBL to $73.79 per BBL

Updated 14 Jun, 2025 04:23pm

Aurangzeb tells Senate body: Govt plans foreclosure laws to boost housing finance

ISLAMABAD: In a diplomatic embarrassment for India again, this time the World Bank Board approved $700 million for...

Updated 14 Jun, 2025 04:29pm

Non-filers: Govt decides to hike cash withdrawal limit to Rs75,000

ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to increase limit from Rs50,000 to Rs75,000 for charging enhanced rate of...

Updated 14 Jun, 2025 03:27pm

Sindh CM Murad presents Rs3.45trn provincial budget for FY2025-26

Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah presented the provincial budget for the fiscal year 2025-26 on Friday. The...

Updated 13 Jun, 2025 08:56pm

Sales tax on services cut to 8pc: Complete removal of five levies proposed

KARACHI: The Sindh government has planned important changes in the tax system to make it simpler and to reduce the...

Updated 14 Jun, 2025 03:27pm

Fragility not recognized

The history of Pakistan’s economy can be aptly summarised in three words: fragility not recognised. That since...

Updated 14 Jun, 2025 08:02am

Pakistan’s vision amidst FY26 Budget

Pakistan’s annual budget has traditionally been more of a routine fiscal exercise conducted every year, covering...

Published 14 Jun, 2025 06:04am

Sindh govt presents Rs1.02trn Annual Development Programme for FY2025-26

Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, while unveiling the annual budget in the assembly, presented the Annual...

Published 13 Jun, 2025 05:38pm

Aurangzeb tells Senate body: Govt eyes $2bn loan to boost reserves

ISLAMABAD: Amid expectation of borrowing $2 billion from commercial banks to shore up reserves to $14 billion by the...

Updated 13 Jun, 2025 09:25am

Naved warns FBR chief over draconian FY26 measures

ISLAMABAD: An interesting situation took place during the day-long meeting of National Assembly Standing Committee ...

Published 14 Jun, 2025 06:29am

Budget lacks essential pro-business reforms: PBF

KARACHI: The Pakistan Business Forum (PBF) has raised serious concerns over the recently announced Federal Budget...

Published 14 Jun, 2025 07:06am

PRR project: World Bank approves additional $70m credit

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has approved an additional $70 million credit for the Pakistan Raises Revenue (PRR)...

Updated 14 Jun, 2025 09:30am

KP allocates record Rs547bn under ADP

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has earmarked a record allocation of Rs547billion under the Annual...

Updated 14 Jun, 2025 03:28pm

FPCCI slams 18pc tax on e-commerce transactions, solar panels

KARACHI: Vice President of Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) Muhammad Amaan Paracha...

Updated 14 Jun, 2025 06:56am

Sindh tags Rs381.8bn for health

KARACHI: The Sindh government, in its budget for 2025-26, earmarked Rs 381.83 billion for the health sector,...

Updated 14 Jun, 2025 08:50am

EPBD’s BoG rejects granting FBR excessive powers

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Policy and Business Development (EPBD) Board of Governors categorically rejected the...

Published 14 Jun, 2025 07:01am