Govt expected budget FY26 is set to be revealed soon, with a total estimate of PKR 17,500 billion. Compared to the previous year’s budget, it shows a reduction of PKR 1,300 billion.
The FBR (Federal Board of Revenue) is expected to assign a target of PKR 14,100 billion as a total revenue collection for fiscal year 2025-26. Similarly, the government will set aside around PKR 9,000 billion solely for interest payments during the fiscal year 2025-26.
Moreover, the government will allocate a total of PKR 7,700 billion to domestic debt services and PKR 1,300 billion will be transferred to external debt services. The final estimate for development expenditure, debt repayments and defense spending has already been sorted out by the government.
The government estimated a total of PKR 1,400 billion for subsidies and a total of PKR 1,620 billion for Federal grants. While the government anticipated receiving a surplus of PKR 1,200 billion from Provincial administrations.
