Unrealistic budget of 2022-23 Published 15 Nov, 2022 05:52am The budget of 2022-23 has been framed with agreement of the IMF (International Monetary Fund) as part of the ongoing...
The woeful PKR slide Published 21 Jul, 2022 05:40am EDITORIAL: The loss of 6.79 rupees to the dollar in one day has sent shock waves not only amongst the economic team...
Boosting national economy for autarky Published 20 Jul, 2022 05:48am Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has rightly remarked recently “Till when we would keep on going with a begging bowl?”...
Deal with IMF expected anytime Published 14 Jul, 2022 05:00am ISLAMABAD: The federal capital is rife with speculation that the staff-level agreement on the seventh review between...
An elusive IMF programme Published 13 Jul, 2022 05:48am One can say with reasonable confidence that the economic circumstances facing today have no parallel in the history...
Fiscal year 2022-23: Foreign assistance estimates revised upward to Rs5.5trn Updated 07 Jul, 2022 09:25am ISLAMABAD: The government has revised upward the estimated foreign assistance to Rs5.503 trillion by around 74...
There’s no out-of-the-box thinking Published 07 Jul, 2022 05:35am EDITORIAL: The budget 2022-23 envisages higher revenue by about a trillion rupees compared to the year before, with...
Exorbitant tax on formal sector to make the nation poorer Published 05 Jul, 2022 05:19am The annual ritual of budget presentation was completed on June 29 with the passage of the Finance Act 2022 by the...
Supplementary budget of Rs93.56bn also passed: Sindh PA adopts deficit budget with Rs1.714trn outlay Published 29 Jun, 2022 05:44am KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly has unanimously passed a deficit budget with a total outlay of Rs 1.714 trillion for the...
Budget 2022-23 – Amended Published 29 Jun, 2022 05:44am In our previous article (BR: 13- 6-2022) we had examined Budget 2022-23 from the point of view of the IMF...
Corruption has increased in PPP rule: Haleem Published 28 Jun, 2022 07:13am KARACHI: Opposition leader in the Sindh Assembly Haleem Adil Sheikh on Monday slammed the “imported” government...
NA: Amendments to finance bill may be presented today Updated 28 Jun, 2022 09:57am Amendments are still being given a final shape
A mini-budget or an annexure to budget? Updated 27 Jun, 2022 06:28am For the first time in Pakistan’s chequered history additional revenue measures were annexed to the budget by a...
Taxing nation’s savings – but at what cost? Updated 25 Jun, 2022 05:16pm The budget 2022-23 is continuation of a series of budgets for the last several years that have been increasing tax...
Over Rs300m yearly income: 13 sectors to pay 10pc supertax for a year: Miftah Updated 25 Jun, 2022 09:43am ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Miftah Ismail Friday announced a 10 percent super tax on 13 sectors – having yearly...
Punjab Assembly starts debate on supplementary budget Published 24 Jun, 2022 08:02am LAHORE: The Punjab Assembly session convened by Governor Punjab Muhammad Baligh-ur-Rehman at Aiwan-e-Iqbal started...
Budget debate continues in Sindh PA: Opposition slams govt over huge school dropout rate Published 24 Jun, 2022 06:15am KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly on Thursday continued its debate on fiscal budget 2022-23, as opposition slammed the...
Treasury lawmakers hold PTI govt responsible for current economic crisis Published 24 Jun, 2022 06:15am ISLAMABAD: The lawmakers belonging to the ruling coalition on Thursday held the previous government of Pakistan...
IMF has asked for more taxes, claims Tarin Updated 24 Jun, 2022 09:52am ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Senator Shaukat Tarin has claimed that the International Monetary Fund...
Additional taxation measures of over Rs436bn on the cards Updated 24 Jun, 2022 01:16pm ISLAMABAD: The government is finalising additional taxation measures of over Rs 436 billion through amendments in ...
Oil prices hiked to avert default, says Miftah Updated 24 Jun, 2022 10:19am ISLAMABAD: Federal Finance Minister Miftah Ismail has termed the next fiscal year budget as progressive and...
Rewriting the budget 2022-23 Published 24 Jun, 2022 06:15am EDITORIAL: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has uncharacteristically uploaded the following sentence on its...
Budget FY23: Understanding with IMF may lead to revival of EFF Published 23 Jun, 2022 06:55am KARACHI: In a welcoming breakthrough, Pakistan and IMF reached an understanding on the federal budget FY23 which...
Punjab PA approves Rs3.226trn budget in absence of opposition Published 23 Jun, 2022 06:05am LAHORE: In the absence of opposition Punjab Assembly on Wednesday passed Finance Bill 2022 and thus approved the...
Progress made over FY23 budget: IMF Updated 23 Jun, 2022 09:57am ISLAMABAD: Key progress has been made in talks on the revival of Pakistan’s International Monetary Fund bailout...
FPCCI voices concern over glaring anomaliesin budget Published 23 Jun, 2022 06:05am KARACHI: Shabbir Mansha, acting president FPCCI, has expressed his concern on the glaring anomalies in the federal...
$2.3bn loan agreement signed with Chinese consortium: Miftah says inflows expected ‘within days’ Updated 23 Jun, 2022 10:00am ISLAMABAD: Minister for Finance and Revenue Miftah Ismail Wednesday said the Chinese consortium of banks on Tuesday...
Lawmakers call for more relief to common man in budget Published 22 Jun, 2022 07:35am ISLAMABAD: The lawmakers in the National Assembly on Tuesday called for more relief to the common man in the budget,...
OICCI conveys concerns over tax anomalies in budget proposals Published 22 Jun, 2022 06:45am ISLAMABAD: Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI) has conveyed its concerns over tax anomalies...
Balochistan follows in the footsteps of Sindh: deficit budget Updated 22 Jun, 2022 10:02am QUETTA: The Balochistan government on Tuesday unveiled a deficit budget worth Rs 612.7 billion with a deficit of Rs...