Miftah says budget hasn’t eased all of IMF concerns ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister said on Saturday that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has expressed concern about... Updated 12 Jun, 2022 08:56am
Print Fiscal consolidation high priority: Miftah ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Miftah Ismail stated on Saturday that fiscal consolidation is the first and foremost... Updated 12 Jun, 2022 11:02am
Opinion The budget 2022-23 Former prime minister and Chairman Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf Imran Khan has rejected the 2022-23 federal budget,... Published 12 Jun, 2022 06:55am
Print Budget based on unrealistic assumptions, insists Tarin ISLAMABAD: Casting aspersions on the government’s ability to achieve its targeted 5pc growth rate, Pakistan... Updated 12 Jun, 2022 08:57am
Print PM Shehbaz lauds economic team for producing ‘best’ budget LAHORE: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday praised his economic team for presenting the ‘best’ federal... Updated 12 Jun, 2022 08:58am
Print 10pc Regulatory Duty imposed on MS import The Finance Bill proposes to add various penalties for unauthorized access to information Updated 11 Jun, 2022 10:14am
Print Jul-Mar period: Outstanding govt guarantees stand at $6.06 billion ISLAMABAD: The government of Pakistan’s outstanding guarantees stood at $ 6.066 billion during the first three... Updated 11 Jun, 2022 10:21am
Opinion Budget: initial impression Initial impression suggests that the budget is a mix of austerity and election year spending. The thought process... Published 11 Jun, 2022 06:41am
Print FED on cigarettes and air travel enhanced ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has raised the Federal Excise Duty (FED) on cigarettes and air travel... Published 11 Jun, 2022 06:41am
Print Rs 96 billion to be generated via sell-off proceeds ISLAMABAD: The federal government has budgeted to generate Rs96 billion from the privatisation proceeds in the... Published 11 Jun, 2022 06:41am
Budget 2022-23 Subsidies slashed by record 54pc ISLAMABAD: The federal government has budgeted a decline in subsidies by 54 percent - from the revised figure for ... Published 11 Jun, 2022 06:41am
Budget 2022-23 Lower income salaried class gets tax relief ISLAMABAD: A major relief has been provided to the lower income salaried class taxpayers by increasing the basic tax... Published 11 Jun, 2022 06:41am
Budget 2022-23 Rs440bn taxation measures taken ISLAMABAD: The government has taken taxation measures of Rs440 billion and enforcement measures of Rs200 billion in... Published 11 Jun, 2022 06:41am
Budget 2022-23 Mobile phones’ import: New levy of up to Rs16,000 proposed ISLAMABAD: A new levy of up to Rs16,000 has been proposed on the import of mobile phone handsets and increased... Published 11 Jun, 2022 06:41am
Budget 2022-23 Inclusive of Super Tax: Tax on banking sector to go up to 45pc KARACHI: The federal government has proposed to increase the tax rate for banking sector, ie, from 39 percent to 45... Published 11 Jun, 2022 06:41am
Budget 2022-23 Supplies to unregistered persons: CNIC condition waived ISLAMABAD: The government through Finance Bill 2022 has withdrawn the condition to provide information of the... Published 11 Jun, 2022 06:41am
Budget 2022-23 BISP allocation raised by 40pc to Rs364bn ISLAMABAD: The federal government’s budget allocation under Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) has seen an... Published 11 Jun, 2022 06:41am
Print PML(N)-led govt seeks to turn economic wounds into budgetary wisdom ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Miftah Ismail Friday presented Rs9,502 billion budget for the next fiscal year with 4.9... Published 11 Jun, 2022 06:40am
Print FPCCI describes budget as ‘apparently satisfactory’ KARACHI: Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) on Thursday said the proposed budget for... Updated 11 Jun, 2022 10:11am
Print 1.5pc dip: Education gets Rs90.556bn ISLAMABAD: The government has earmarked Rs 90.556 billion for Education Affairs and Services in the federal budget... Updated 11 Jun, 2022 10:19am
Print IK says budget based on unrealistic assumptions ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman and ex-prime minister Imran Khan on Friday rejected the budget ... Updated 11 Jun, 2022 10:11am
Print Finance Bill laid before Senate amid opposition’s protest ISLAMABAD: Amidst strong protest by the opposition, Finance Minister Miftah Ismail, Friday, laid a copy of the... Updated 11 Jun, 2022 10:08am
Print Charitable hospitals’ supplies get ST relief ISLAMABAD: The federal government has restored the exemption of general sales tax on local supplies to charitable... Updated 11 Jun, 2022 10:21am
Print 455pc hike in PL proposed ISLAMABAD: Reliance on petroleum levy (PL) has been proposed to be raised by 455 percent in federal budget 2022-23... Updated 11 Jun, 2022 10:08am
Opinion A pragmatic budget Caught between a rock (IMF) and a hard place (popularity), the commodity super cycle and devaluation came to the... Published 11 Jun, 2022 06:40am
Print PHHSA lauds withdrawal of 17pc ST on seeds, agri machinery LAHORE: Hybrid seed industry and growers’ organisations have welcomed the budget proposal of withdrawing the 17... Published 11 Jun, 2022 06:40am
Budget 2022-23 Rs1bn earmarked for film industry’s growth ISLAMABAD: The government has set aside Rs1 billion for the “Binding Film Finance Fund” for National Film... Published 11 Jun, 2022 06:40am
Budget 2022-23 FCCI terms federal budget balanced FAISALABAD: President Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (FCCI), Atif Munir Sheikh has termed Federal... Published 11 Jun, 2022 06:39am
Budget 2022-23 Business community of KP assails budget, calling it ‘disappointing’ PESHAWAR: Business community here on Friday said the present federal coalition government presented an IMF-dictated... Published 11 Jun, 2022 06:39am
Budget 2022-23 Rs2.85bn set aside for MoI&P schemes under PSDP ISLAMABAD: The government has earmarked Rs2.85 billion for the completion of various developmental schemes related ... Published 11 Jun, 2022 06:39am
Behind the screens: SECP probe into State Life’s equity investment process opens Pandora’s box at PSX?
Behind the screens: SECP probe into State Life’s equity investment process opens Pandora’s box at PSX?