How to make a budget transparent
Karachi is a happening place, and on my recent visit there, I had the opportunity to attend two events that may be of interest to my readers. Ishaque Soomro, a…
Budgetary outcome in first quarter
The information on fiscal operations in the first quarter of 2023-24 by the Federal and the four Provincial governments has been released recently by the Federal Ministry of Finance. The…
Flawed budgetary measures
Pakistan’s prevailing outlook paints a grim picture of a state in deep trouble. In view of perpetual political instability coupled with the economic meltdown, the country has been grappling with…
Path to prosperity: budget priorities
The recently announced budget for the fiscal year 2023-2024 in Pakistan has sparked discussions among experts and stakeholders. The MacroPolicy Lab at PIDE organized a Twitter space discussion to analyze…
A budget for elections
The budgetary proposals presented in the National Assembly of Pakistan by Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on June 9 are quite optimistic. He has taken care of all segments of society…
What the budget should have been
The welfare component in the budget must be viewed in the context of the prevailing economic situation in the country, which has brought immense pain, not just for the poor…
A timid budget by a hesitant govt
The budget was really not a budget per se. We have come to expect major policy measures being enacted, loads of fresh taxes for the law-abiding and goodies for the…
Residual thoughts on FY24 budget
The budget 2023-24 envisages 23.7 billion dollars of external borrowing – an amount premised on a rupee dollar parity averaging 290 rupees to the dollar – a condition that would…
HEC to get 30pc development funding raise
As government universities struggle with cash squeeze amid a national economic crisis, their regulator is likely to receive 30 per cent more development funding in the upcoming fiscal from Prime…
Budget 2023-24: the IMF factor – Part II
Pakistan is rather lucky to have the support of friendly countries that have extended financial assistance to the country. Besides Saudi Arabia and the UAE, China has also allowed the…
