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Flood relief to come from budget cuts, says Miftah

Flood relief to come from budget cuts, says Miftah

  • Pakistan has been ravaged by torrential rains resulting in flash floods from north to south that have resulted in over 1,300 deaths while causing large-scale infrastructure damage
Published 05 Sep, 2022 03:34pm
Watch: PM Shehbaz Sharif's entire address on 10% super tax on large industries
Pakistan

Watch: PM Shehbaz Sharif's entire address on 10% super tax on large industries

  • We intend to tax high income earners so that the entire nation can reap the benefit through education, health, infrastructure, skills education and IT uplift, he says
  • Tax will be applicable on cement, steel, sugar, oil and gas, fertiliser, LNG, textile, banks, automobile, beverages, chemicals, tobacco and airlines
  • Collection from this tax will be used to alleviate poverty in Pakistan
Updated 24 Jun, 2022 02:53pm
A directionless budget
Opinion

A directionless budget

The budget is built on expectations and assumptions (prayers) of global commodities to move out of the super cycle ...
Published 13 Jun, 2022 06:19am
The budget 2022-23
Opinion

The budget 2022-23

Former prime minister and Chairman Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf Imran Khan has rejected the 2022-23 federal budget,...
Published 12 Jun, 2022 06:55am
The Budget
Editorials

The Budget

EDITORIAL: It is a sad commentary on the state of our economy that within a brief span of three years we are faced...
Published 11 Jun, 2022 06:14am
FY23: The budget
Opinion

FY23: The budget

Friday 10 June the budget for 2022-23 is scheduled to be laid before parliament by the unelected though a PML-N...
Published 06 Jun, 2022 05:57am