Ishaq Dar to present Federal budget at 4:00 pm

Ishaq Dar to present Federal budget at 4:00 pm

Islamabad (Web Desk): Finance Minister Ishaq Dar will present the Federal Budget for the fiscal year 2017-18 in the National Assembly at 4:00pm today (Friday).

According to details, the Finance Minister will also lay in the house papers containing the Supplementary Demands for Grants and Appropriations for the financial year 2016-2017.

Latter the 263rd session of the Senate will also start at 6:00pm tomorrow.

The Finance Minister Ishaq Dar will present a copy of the Finance Bill 2017 in the Senate seeking proposals and recommendations from the upper house.        

Talking to media, the Finance Minister said per capita income has increased due to effective economic policies of the present government.

The national economy has crossed 300 billion dollars threshold, he said.

The international community is acknowledging national economic growth and improvement and ready to invest in Pakistan, the Minister said.

The government will focus on further promoting agriculture and information technology sectors, he said.