ISLAMABAD, June 2: Under the new income rates announced by the government in Budget 2012-13, over 1.464 million taxpayers will get benefit of Rs 8,167 million. According to a document distributed among newsmen during the post-budget press conference [...]

ISLAMABAD, Jun 2: Minister for Finance Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh on Saturday said the government was well aware of problems, being faced by the public employees due to price hike and would continue to provide relief to them. The price indices [...]

ISLAMABAD, Jun 2: To improve the agricultural productivity in the country by using the cheaper resources of energy, the government has decided to provide subsidy on the installation of solar tub wells. Addressing the post-budget press conference [...]

ISLAMABAD June 02: Finance Minister Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh on Saturday said that the President and the Prime Minister houses conserve electricity. Answering a question regarding power load-shedding at the President and the PM houses, the Finance [...]

ISLAMABAD, June 2: Federal Minister for Finance Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh on Saturday said that the government was not hiding any figures or facts about the budget. “We are not hiding anything. We have put forth all details, including our shortcomings [...]

ISLAMABAD June 02: Minister for Finance Saturday said more income groups are being brought into tax net and the government has secured appreciable progress in this regard. Replying to a question during the post-budget press conference, the minister [...]

ISLAMABAD, Jun 2: Federal Minister for Finance, Dr. Hafeez Shaikh on Saturday said during the next fiscal year the government would create 100,000 employment opportunities for the unemployed educated youth to enhance their capacity. Addressing [...]

ISLAMABAD, June 1: Minister for Finance Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh on Friday presented Rs 2,960 billion annual budget for fiscal 2012-13 announcing various relief measures for the poor and low income groups. In his budget speech in National Assembly, [...]

ISLAMABAD, June 1: Minister for Finance Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh on Friday presented a historic annual budget for fiscal 2012-13 with a total outlay of Rs 3,203 billion announcing various relief measures for the poor and low income groups and [...]

ISLAMABAD, Jun 1: The business community of the country has hailed the budget 2012-13 saying that there was no new tax in the budget which will have positive impact on the business activities of the country. “The government has allocated a [...]