Punjab, Sindh budgets on Friday while KP's budget on Tuesday

Dunya News

Reduction in taxes has been proposed in the next budget: KP Minister

LAHORE (Web Desk) - Punjab Assembly session will start at Assembly Building in Lahore tomorrow (Thursday). During the session, Provincial budget will be presented on Friday at 3 PM.

Sindh government will also present provincial budget for the next financial year 2019-20 on Friday.

Chief Minister Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah who has also the portfolio of finance minister will present the budget in Sindh Assembly building.

Meanwhile, the pre-budget meeting of Sindh for next financial year will also be held on the same day at 1100 hours in new Sindh secretariat building in Karachi.

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa budget for the fiscal year 2019-20 will be announced on Tuesday. According to an official notification, Provincial Finance Minister Taimur Saleem Jhagra will present the budget in the Provincial Assembly.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Minister Shaukat Yousafzai says the budget will be people-friendly. In a statement issued in Peshawar today (Wednesday), he said developmental budget is being increased.

The Information Minister said reduction in taxes has been proposed in the next budget. He said salaries of provincial ministers are also being decreased by ten percent in the next fiscal budget.