The Sindh government is set to announce its budget for the fiscal year 2024-25 on Friday, June 14, 2024.
Sindh: The Sindh government is set to announce its budget for the fiscal year 2024-25 on Friday, June 14, 2024. As per the ARY News, the budget is expected to be (PKR) 33 trillion. The budget for fiscal year 2024-25 will include allocations for development projects, salaries, and other areas.
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It is anticipated that PKR 959 billion, a sizeable portion of the budget, would be allocated to continuing development initiatives across the province. The government plans to include a 30 per cent increase in public sector employee salaries in the 2024 budget, along with PKR 163 billion set aside for the Sindh police budget.
PKR 322 billion For the Educational Sector, RKR 287 Billion For the Health
As per the ARY News, PKR 322 billion will be proposed for all educational sectors, while the health sector will receive PKR 287 billion. As per news agency ANI report, the budget anticipates receiving PKR 1900 billion from the federal government. Additionally, the province intends to produce PKR 650 billion in revenue from its own and other sources.
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The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has been in talks with the government to fix the matter, but they have achieved no results. Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, PPP chairman has delegated full responsibility to the negotiation team in talks with the government, ARY News reported citing sources. As per the sources, the PPP is upset with the government’s attitude and believes it has failed to live up to its obligations. According to the sources, the party has resolved to take a confrontational stance and would no longer tolerate the government’s “non-serious” attitude, ANI reported. The PPP may consider boycotting the budget session and voting on the budget.
(With ANI Inputs)
