NA approves Rs40.74trn charged expenditure from Federal Consolidated Fund

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Saturday approved charged expenditure amounting to Rs40.742 trillion from the Federal Consolidated Fund as part of the demands for grants and appropriations for the financial year ending June 30, 2027.

Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb presented the charged expenditure of Rs40.742 trillion before the House for discussion and approval. Following a detailed discussion, the House approved the expenditure. Under Article 82(1) of the Constitution, charged expenditure is not subject to voting and is deemed approved after discussion.

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According to Article 82(1), “So much of the Annual Budget Statement as relates to expenditure charged upon the Federal Consolidated Fund may be discussed in, but shall not be submitted to the vote in the National Assembly.”

The breakdown of charged expenditure includes Rs6.983 trillion for servicing of domestic debt, Rs25.992 trillion for repayment of domestic debt, Rs1.071 trillion for servicing of foreign debt, Rs5.836 trillion for repayment of foreign loans, and Rs5 million for the Pakistan Post Office Department.

Other allocations include Rs6.936 billion for superannuation allowances and pensions, Rs57 billion for grants, subsidies and miscellaneous expenditure, Rs500 million for foreign missions, Rs539.407 million for the Law and Justice Division, Rs7.969 billion for the National Assembly, and Rs6.453 billion for the Senate.

The breakdown also includes Rs607.309 billion for external development loans and advances by the federal government, Rs963.799 million for staff, household and allowances of the President (public), Rs1.837 billion for staff, household and allowances of the President (personal), and Rs130.292 billion for repayment of short-term foreign credits.

Additional allocations include Rs9.820 billion for audit, Rs7.441 billion for the Supreme Court, Rs6.048 billion for the Federal Constitutional Court of Pakistan, Rs2.367 billion for the Islamabad High Court, and Rs10.578 billion for election-related expenditure.

Further allocations include Rs258.541 million for the Federal Ombudsman Secretariat for Protection against Harassment of Women at the Workplace, Rs2.124 billion for the Wafaqi Mohtasib, and Rs645.572 million for the Federal Tax Ombudsman.

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