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