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Big business & industry happy with budget

Businessmen believe the “business- and industry-friendly” budget should spur investments in the manufacturing sector and boost exports. Mian Mohammad Mansha,…

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Rs1.7 trillion deficit budget unveiled

The Fed. budget has plenty  of incentives for industrialists and little relief for the common man, the federal government on…

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Govt pins hopes on slashing subsidies, reducing tax exemptions in upcoming budget

Finance Minister Ishaq Dar will be presenting the PML-N government’s second budget in the National Assembly today. The finance bill…

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4.14pc GDP growth recorded, highest since 2008-09

ISLAMABAD: Admitting failure towards achieving the economic targets set for the outgoing fiscal year 2013-14, Finance Minister Senator Ishaq Dar…

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Issues in LNG import resolved

The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources will be able to import the first consignment of 400MMCF of liquefied natural…

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Dar to launch PES 2013-14

Finance Minister Ishaq Dar will launch later today, the Pakistan Economic Survey 2013-14, which is expected to be a combination…

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Textile value-added sector opposes sales tax on exports

The value-added textile sector has taken strong exception to the government proposal of imposing 5.5 per cent sales tax on…

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Used vehicles duty collection down to Rs7bn in July-April

Import of used vehicles continued to show negative trend as only 17,968 units were imported in engine capacity range of…

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Sugar millers keen on exporting their product

The country will have around one million tonnes of extra sugar this year based on monthly consumption of around 390,000…

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