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June 13, 2020

PTI 2nd budget: Historic deficit, no new taxes

The government presented the federal budget 2020/21 with a total outlay of Rs7.136 trillion, a little expansionary to get economic recovery

Opposition lodges strong protest during budget speech
Govt sets highly ambitious tax revenue target of Rs4.9tr
The Budget and a ‘mini’ Budget? News Analysis
Govt to cough up Rs2.9tr on debt payments next year
Rs650 bn allocated for PSDP with focus on Covid-19 response
Defence gets Rs1,289 bn
No raise in salaries, pension
Rs875 bn allocated to fight corona, Rs10 bn for locusts
Govt estimates Rs450 bn as petroleum levy
HEC gets Rs29,470.000m
Govt to collect Rs2.92t through indirect taxation
FBR proposes mandatory tax profile filing
Provinces’ share in NFC Award reduced
NAB, FIA, others have already got pay raise
Subsidies slashed by 40pc to Rs209 bn for next fiscal
‘Exporters expected to face challenging environment ahead’
Shahbaz Sharif calls budget most anti-people in history
Smugglers warned of penalties, imprisonment
Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman’s arrest: Resolve renewed to continue protest
7-point package for frontline health workers announced
6,397 new corona cases reported as tally soars to 128,361 in Pakistan
Luxury tax to be imposed on lavish ICT houses
Rs360.908m allocated for Information Division under PSDP
Govt earmarks Rs40 bn to Railway sector
Justice Faez Isa case: Judges accountable, not above law, says SC
Soldier martyred in North Waziristan attack
ICCI terms budget balanced one in current difficult situation
Nepal-India border incident leaves one dead
It’s misconduct if judge fails to give details of wife’s assets: Farogh Naseem
City of Hamilton in NZ removes statue of British naval captain

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PTI 2nd budget: Historic deficit, no new taxes

Opposition lodges strong protest during budget speech

Govt sets highly ambitious tax revenue target of Rs4.9tr

The Budget and a ‘mini’ Budget? News Analysis

Govt to cough up Rs2.9tr on debt payments next year

Rs650 bn allocated for PSDP with focus on Covid-19 response

Defence gets Rs1,289 bn

No raise in salaries, pension

Rs875 bn allocated to fight corona, Rs10 bn for locusts

Govt estimates Rs450 bn as petroleum levy

HEC gets Rs29,470.000m

Govt to collect Rs2.92t through indirect taxation

FBR proposes mandatory tax profile filing

Provinces’ share in NFC Award reduced

NAB, FIA, others have already got pay raise

Subsidies slashed by 40pc to Rs209 bn for next fiscal

‘Exporters expected to face challenging environment ahead’

Shahbaz Sharif calls budget most anti-people in history

Smugglers warned of penalties, imprisonment

Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman’s arrest: Resolve renewed to continue protest

7-point package for frontline health workers announced

6,397 new corona cases reported as tally soars to 128,361 in Pakistan

Luxury tax to be imposed on lavish ICT houses

Rs360.908m allocated for Information Division under PSDP

Govt earmarks Rs40 bn to Railway sector

Justice Faez Isa case: Judges accountable, not above law, says SC

Soldier martyred in North Waziristan attack

ICCI terms budget balanced one in current difficult situation

Nepal-India border incident leaves one dead

It’s misconduct if judge fails to give details of wife’s assets: Farogh Naseem

City of Hamilton in NZ removes statue of British naval captain