HEC seeks Rs86bn for universities in next fiscal year
The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has asked the federal government to allocate Rs86 billion in the budget for universities across the country for the next financial year, according to HEC…
The timing of the budget fiscal year 2019
The Abbasi administration has wholeheartedly endorsed Ishaq Dar's oft-announced decision to formulate and present the budget for fiscal year 2018-19 even though the party's tenure ends on 1 June 2018…
Budget Fiscal Year 2019: Where to go?
The main fault-line of budget 2018-19 is its failure to provide a roadmap for self-reliance - collecting taxes as per real tax potential and achieving growth rate of over 7%…
First quarter fiscal year 2009-10
Real Sector: After several months of output decline/sluggishness, the real sector of the economy - large scale manufacturing and exports, in particular - is signalling an incipient recovery. -- Production…
Budget fiscal year 2010
As the budget FY10 complexities unwind with the debates at different forums ranging from parliamentarians to industrialists, while incorporating the views of economic pundits, tax consultants, and opposition experts, inertness…
Fiscal performance of provincial govts
The information on fiscal operations by the four provincial governments in the first half of 2024-25 has been released by the Federal Ministry of Finance. An analysis of the fiscal…
A year of misrule
AS the PML-N set-up marks one year in power today, I review its outcomes via a detailed framework that I have used for several past set-ups. It says the quality…
Fiscal outcomes in H1FY25
The statistics on fiscal operations by the Federal and the Provincial governments have been released by the Ministry of Finance for the first six months of 2024-25. An examination of…
One year on
WHAT has been the record of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s government as it completes one year in power? While the ruling coalition claims many achievements, this is not reflected in how…
