Page 18 - Ehsaas Programme News Today

Fawad calls for implementing Article 140-A; Sindh ministers accuse him of conspiring against provincial govt Advisor to Sindh CM Murtaza Wahab and Sindh Information Minister Nasir Hussain Shah. PHOTO: EXPRESS/FILE KARACHI: A federal minister on Sunday elicited an angry response from the PPP led provincial government of Sindh after he urged the apex court to compel the provincial administration to implement Article 140-A of Constitution which calls for devolving power to local governments (LGs)...

Amidst ruckus by the opposition, the Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin announced a pro-people, business-friendly, and growth-oriented Federal budget for the Fiscal Year ‪2021-22 with a total outlay of Rs 8,487 billion, fixing a 4.8 percent growth target for the next financial year.

Allocations for Ehsaas Programme enhanced to Rs260b June 12, 2021 ISLAMABAD: The government announced a substantial increase in the allocations for poverty alleviation measures under its ongoing Ehsaas Programme, the Poverty Alleviation Fund and Baitul Maal under which 12 million households all over the country will be covered. The budgetary allocations under this programme for the year 2020-21 were Rs210 billion, which have been enhanced to Rs260 billion for the financial year 2021-22. Out o...

In the given circumstances, Budget 2021-22 presented yesterday by Shaukat Tarin could not have been better. Let me explain why: the art of preparing a budget in Pakistan is balancing needs with...

Govt’s ‘pro-growth’ budget: The winning leap Faraz Saeed Pakistan is on the cusp of major change; transitioning into an era of prosperity and growth from the arduous journey of recovery and stabilization, as the PTI government presented its third budget for FY 21-22 to the tune of Rs 8.5 trillion, setting up an economic growth target of 4.8 percent. The budget can be termed as a winning leap, since it promises growth for businesses and industry, and upliftment of the poor...

Allocations for Ehsaas Programme enhanced to Rs260 bn June 12, 2021 ISLAMABAD: The government announced a substantial increase in the allocations for poverty alleviation measures under its ongoing Ehsaas Programme, the Poverty Alleviation Fund and Baitul Maal under which 12 million households all over the country will be covered. The budgetary allocations under this programme for the year 2020-21 were Rs210 billion, which have been enhanced to Rs260 billion for the financial year 2021-22. Out...

KARACHI: Stakeholders on Friday cheered a cut in Capital Gains Tax , announced in the budget, terming it as a shot in the arm for the stock market.Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin presented the...

The Minister for Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin on Friday presented the Federal Budget 2021-22 at the National Assembly with a total outlay of Rs 8,487 billion amid the opposition's noisy protest.

He said the current account deficit was $20 billion.

The government promised low mark-up loans for low-cost housing up to Rs2 million, among other schemes and loans for poor-segment development