Federal Budget Session Schedule Confirmed for Pakistan
Pakistan's parliament will begin its budget session on June 10, when the federal budget for the 2025-26 fiscal year will be presented, according to the National Assembly's Speaker, Sardar Ayaz Sadiq. The 21-day session will be packed with debates, discussions, and voting on the budget, with key priorities including relief for the common man, job creation, and development in sectors like agriculture and information technology.
Key Takeaways:
- The federal budget for 2025-26 will be presented on June 10, with the Pakistan Economic Survey to be released a day prior.
- A parliamentary session to discuss the budget will follow on June 13, with debates to continue through June 21.
- Important topics to be addressed during the session include providing relief to the common man, job creation, and development in agriculture, information technology, small and medium enterprises, and the housing sector.
- The government will allocate a Rs1 trillion development budget, with possible increased defense spending.
- Debates and voting on motions for deductions and grants will take place on June 24 and 25, with the Finance Bill 2025-26 to be finalized on June 26.
- A final debate and voting on supplementary grants and other issues will occur on June 27.
Statistics:
- Rs1 trillion development budget to be allocated by the government.
- 21-day budget session to include debates, discussions, and voting on the budget.
- June 10: Federal budget presentation and Pakistan Economic Survey release.
- June 13: Parliamentary session to discuss the budget begins.
- June 21: Debates and discussions on the budget conclude.
- June 24-25: Debates and voting on motions for deductions and grants.
- June 26: Finance Bill 2025-26 finalized.
- June 27: Final debate and voting on supplementary grants and other issues.
Sources:
- A statement from the NA Secretariat.
- Adviser to the Finance Minister Khurram Schehzad's announcement.
- A statement from National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq.