Sindh budget for fiscal year 2021-22 to be unveiled today
Chief Minister Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah will present the budget.
KARACHI (Dunya News) - Chief Minister Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah will unveil provincial budget with an outlay of over Rs 1,400 billion for the financial year 2021-22 in the provincial assembly today (Tuesday).
According to sources, the Sindh government will present a tax-free budget. In the annual budget Rs 222 billion allocation has been earmarked for the provincial development programme, according to the government sources.
The provincial budget for the year 2021-22, proposes a 20 percent raise in salaries of the government employees upto 15 grade while 10 percent raise in retired employees pensions.
The minimum wage for the labourers is expected to be set at Rs25,000, sources said.
The provincial government will announce a special development package for Karachi in the new budget, with an allocation of Rs24 billion for launching 10 new mega projects for the metropolis.
The budget papers propose 55 percent allocation of total development budget for education, health and the law and order, according to sources.
