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Budget Analysis: The pro-poor budget!

The government has announced its third budget 2010-11 with an income and expenditure gap of Rs 684.9 billion, which is 4 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP). However, the Finance Ministry said that the overall fiscal deficit is expected...

Federal Budget 2010-11

Federal Budget 2010-11,Government of Pakistan of Pakistan, Federal Board of Revenue Finance Bill 2010-11 Finance Bill Notes on Clauses Salient Features Customs Income Tax Sales Tax and Federal Excise Amendments in Customs Tariff Amendment...

Bringing agri sector into tax net inevitable: Tareen

Former Finance Minister Shaukat Tareen has declared that without bringing agriculture sector into the tax net revenue resources cannot be increased and the government should levy tax on agriculture without further delay. Addressing a gathering...

Increase in education budget to 5% of GDP urged

The Centre for Peace and Development Initiatives (CPDI) has written a policy letter to President Asif Ali Zardari, demanding his advice to the federal government for increasing the total education budget allocation to 5 per cent of the total...

Education for all : Budget 2010-11

Education for all May 31: With the budget for 2010-11 now just around the corner, the question of educational spending has come up again. At a pre-budget seminar, a demand has been made that the allocation for this vital sector be raised to...