Finance Minister Ishaq Dar Saturday issued instructions for completing all preparations for Budget 2015-16, which is likely to be presented in the National Assembly in the first week of June 2015. The minister was given a detailed briefing on budget preparations including a comparative analysis of the revenue and expenditure position as under budget 2014-15 and the projected numbers as under budget 2015-16, by the secretary finance at a meeting here.
The minister was informed that all Principal Accounting Officers (PAOs) have been asked to put forth their budgets in May and by the end of the month, budget documents as well as the finance minister''s speech would be finalized. The minister remarked that while finalising the budget, interest and aspirations of the people at large should be accorded top priority. Secretary Finance, Waqar Masood, Advisor Finance Division, Rana Assad Amin, Additional Secretary Budget, Dr Shujaat Ali, Additional Secretary to Finance Minister, Tariq Mahmood Pasha and JS to Finance Minister, Awais Manzoor Samra attended the meeting.-PR
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