PM asks Aurangzeb to revise borrowing limit for provinces ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb to revise borrowing limit... Updated 03 May, 2024 09:26am
Print 9MFY24 collection: Provinces given 53pc of total revenue under NFC Award ISLAMABAD: The provinces were transferred 53 percent of the total tax revenue collected during the first nine months... Updated 03 May, 2024 09:31am
Editorials SIFC, NAB and the civil service EDITORIAL: It’s no small endorsement of the SIFC’s (Special Investment Facilitation Council’s) credibility that its... Published 20 Apr, 2024 04:18am
Opinion Ending hopium—II SIFC (Special Investment Facilitation Council) and the last Caretaker Government had taken the elephant steps on... Published 18 Apr, 2024 03:24am
Editorials Tackling the population crisis EDITORIAL: Recent weeks have seen increasing clamour among our policymakers for measures aimed at improving... Published 01 Apr, 2024 05:34am
Print PTI says economic situation does warrant IMF programme ISLAMABAD: Terming the new International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme as “highly critical” as it involves all the... Updated 26 Mar, 2024 09:43am
Editorials An amendment in the works? EDITORIAL: The declared election outcome notwithstanding recounting of votes since, appears to be veering towards a... Published 21 Mar, 2024 05:22am
Opinion Re-aligning NFC: coalition govt faces a challenge from within Reportedly, the IMF (International Monetary Fund) has requested resumption of dialogue on the National Finance... Published 18 Mar, 2024 04:56am
Print Provinces’ share in NFC award can’t be decreased: Sindh CM KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that provinces’ share in the next NFC award can only be... Updated 17 Mar, 2024 08:10pm
Print Six months: Centre transfers Rs2,435.349bn to provinces ISLAMABAD: The federal government has transferred Rs2,435.349 billion to the provinces during the first six months... Updated 28 Feb, 2024 10:14am
Opinion Pakistan’s economy – way forward for 2024-25 Further to my article in Business Recorder in February 2023 titled “Redefining Pakistan’s Economy” that entailed a... Published 20 Feb, 2024 03:09am
Opinion Non-disclosures & underperformance Ever year Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) as Revenue Division of Ministry of Finance (MoF), issues data relating to... Published 22 Dec, 2023 05:22am
Print Q1: Provinces’ budget surplus dips 76pc YoY ISLAMABAD: The provinces have generated a budget surplus of Rs51.403 billion in the first quarter of the ongoing... Updated 09 Dec, 2023 04:34pm
Editorials Spotlight on 18th Amendment, NFC award EDITORIAL: Suddenly, the debate about fiddling with the 18th Amendment and NFC award formula is all the rage once... Published 25 Nov, 2023 05:19am
Print Agri dues: MoF may deduct Rs45.6bn from Balochistan’s NFC share ISLAMABAD: Finance Ministry is likely to deduct Rs 45.6 billion from Balochistan’s NFC (National Finance Commission)... Updated 18 Nov, 2023 09:05am
Editorials Consolidated fiscal operations EDITORIAL: The Finance Ministry uploaded a summary of the consolidated federal and provincial fiscal operations for... Published 27 Oct, 2023 05:16am
Editorials Equal sharing with provinces EDITORIAL: According to a Business Recorder exclusive, the caretaker federal government has directed all relevant... Published 23 Oct, 2023 05:58am
Print 50:50 sharing of expenditure on devolved functions: Ministries, provinces directed to finalise proposal ISLAMABAD: The caretaker federal government has directed ministries of Finance, Planning and Special Initiatives,... Updated 19 Oct, 2023 09:35am
Pakistan Senate panel irked by absence of secretary of ministry of industries ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Industries and Production was annoyed over not attending the committee... Published 07 Oct, 2023 06:02am
Print Upcoming NFC: FD seeks proposals from ministries, provinces ISLAMABAD: The Finance Division has sought proposals from federal ministries and provinces for the upcoming National... Updated 03 Oct, 2023 09:14am
Print Provincial nature PSDP projects: Centre decides to make it mandatory for provinces to share 50pc cost ISLAMABAD: The caretaker federal government has reportedly decided to make it mandatory for the provinces to share... Updated 25 Sep, 2023 09:33am
Pakistan NFC award major reason behind govt’s inability to go after untaxed sectors: economist Dr Ashfaque Hassan Khan says Islamabad loses incentive to tax undocumented economy as it loses big chunk of additional revenue Published 04 Sep, 2023 05:26pm
Editorials Discos: political reality is not quite that simple EDITORIAL: A report on provincializing power distribution companies (Discos) and ending the uniform power tariff has... Published 25 Aug, 2023 06:34am
Pakistan Zubaida underscores need for revisiting Balochistan’s share in NFC QUETTA: Member National Assembly of Pakistan and Vice Chairperson of Pakistan Business Forum (PBF) Balochistan... Published 17 Jul, 2023 03:47am
Pakistan Balochistan CM assails PDM govt QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Abdul Quddus Bizenjo lashed out at the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) led... Published 17 Jul, 2023 03:47am
Business & Finance Govt urged to further strengthen ties with US KARACHI: Former Chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Syed Shabbar Zaidi on Saturday said that Pakistan should... Published 16 Jul, 2023 06:16am
Print 4-month budget: KP govt finalises expenditure proposals PESHAWAR: A high level meeting held here on Sunday with Caretaker Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Muhammad Azam... Updated 19 Jun, 2023 09:11am
Print Balochistan budget today QUETTA: The Balochistan government will unveil fiscal year 2023-24 budget on Monday with an expected outlay of more... Updated 19 Jun, 2023 09:15am
Print Rs327bn hike in PL proposed ISLAMABAD: Federal government has proposed to increase the petroleum levy (PL) on petroleum products by Rs 327... Published 10 Jun, 2023 04:47am
Pakistan Influential political, tribal figures set to join PPP: Bacha PESHAWAR: Provincial president PPP Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Minister of State for Water Resources, Mohammad Ali Shah ... Published 05 Jun, 2023 03:27am
Attachment of bank accounts of taxpayers: FBR orders sales tax/FED recovery only after approval by field committees