ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have not yet reconciled on a number of issues as the two sides are yet to reach agreement over decisions such as taking additional taxation measures, hiking petroleum levy and increasing electricity tariff. The government plans to present the Budget 2021-22 in the Parliament on June 11, […]
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FPCCI says business community is real taxpayer
Islamabad: A delegation of chairmen of Senators of Senate Standing Committees visited FPCCI Capital Office Islamabad to meet the office bearers of FPCCI and the representatives of Chambers of Commerce and trade associations of Sindh, Punjab, KPK provinces, Federal Area, and Gilgit Baltistan to hold a pre-budget discussion on the budget proposals of FPCCI. The […]
Tax exemptions to salary raise – what has budget 2021-22 in store for us?
Shaukat Tarin, the fourth finance minister in the PTI government, will present his first budget in parliament less than a week from now, on June 11. The public can expect several changes in the previous policies with respect to salaries, taxes and income. It is highly likely that tax cuts and exemptions will be reduced. […]
Opposition in a fix on every issue: Fawad Chaudhry
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Ahmad Chaudhry on Thursday said the opposition was in a fix on every issue being confronted by the country. In a tweet, he said that on one hand, the bewildered opposition was boasting about not allowing the upcoming approved budget and on the other hand, it was holding […]
Govt to provide ‘maximum relief’ to poor in budget, focus on job creation: Usman Dar
ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Youth Affairs Usman Dar Wednesday said that the government would provide maximum relief to the poor in the upcoming budget 2021-22 and would focus on creating more employment opportunities for the youth. The next budget would be presented under extraordinary circumstances due to the pandemic and expressed that […]
60 agri, livestock projects worth Rs15bn proposed for budget 2021-22
PESHAWAR: As many as 60 development projects, including 17 new worth Rs15 billion, have been proposed by the agriculture and livestock department for the upcoming budget 2021-22, including the establishment of Agriculture Business Authority (ABA) and a public sector veterinary and animal husbandry’s university at Swat. These projects were proposed for Annual Development Programme (ADP) […]