Budget 2026-27
Major Property Tax Relief Likely in Pakistan Budget 2026-27
The federal government is reportedly considering a major tax relief package for the real estate sector in the upcoming Budget 2026-27, aiming to stimulate property…
Govt May Introduce New Tax on PSX Share Trading in Budget 2026-27
The federal government is reportedly evaluating a proposal to introduce a new transaction tax on the buying and selling of shares at the Pakistan Stock…
MoITT Proposes Rs. 71.84 Billion IT & Telecom Budget for 2026-27
The Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication (MoITT) wants a massive budget hike. Officials have officially proposed a Rs. 71.84 billion allocation for 20 development…
The Development Divergence: How Provinces Outspend Islamabad 3-to-1
The landscape of public infrastructure financing in Pakistan has undergone a massive structural shift over the last decade. Localized development has increasingly centralized at the…
Why Pakistan’s Digital Ambitions are Treated Like “Sand” in the FY27 Budget
The federal development strategy remains heavily biased toward physical brick-and-mortar infrastructure. The Ministry of Planning utilizes a “Rockfill Strategy” to classify its 786 active development…
How Pakistan’s Rs. 10.8 Trillion PSDP Backlog is Squeezing Economic Growth
Pakistan is quietly breeding a massive financial disaster within its development portfolio. The federal Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) has mutated into a secondary circular…
Govt Sets Rs17.1 Trillion Budget as IMF Targets Limit Relief for Public
The federal government will present its upcoming budget for fiscal year 2026-27 on June 5, proposing a total outlay of Rs17,100 billion with a GDP…
Govt Slashes Import Duties on 3,149 Tariff Lines
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has approved a second phase of the five-year Tariff Reform Plan (2025–2030), providing Rs200 billion in import-duty relief to the industrial…
Ministry of Finance Reveals Rs 128 Billion Fuel Subsidy for Public Relief
The Ministry of Finance has submitted a written report to the Senate detailing recent subsidies on petroleum products. The report explains how the government is…
Govt Forms Budget Committee to Recover Rs. 72 Billion From Oil Companies
The federal government has constituted a high-level committee to examine major fiscal matters and prepare recommendations for Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif ahead of the announcement…
IMF Pushes Pakistan for Rs. 700 Billion Extra Revenue in FY27 Budget Talks
Pakistan is expected to generate more than Rs. 700 billion in additional revenue as part of fiscal tightening measures discussed with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for…
IMF Concludes Pakistan Visit After Budget and Reform Talks for FY2027
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has concluded its latest visit to Pakistan after holding discussions with government authorities on economic developments, fiscal planning for the…