"No new tax will be imposed in the budget"


Lahore: Punjab government will present the provincial budget for the next fiscal year tomorrow (Monday).
The provincial Finance Department spokesperson told media in Lahore that the next fiscal year's budget would focus on pro-poor initiatives and controlling inflation.
He said no new tax will be imposed in the budget while special concessions and incentives given in the past would continue.
Punjab Chief Minister Hamza Shehbaz says no burden will be put on the poor people in the coming budget and steps will be taken to address the difficulties of the common man.
In a statement in Lahore, he said the focus of the provincial budget for the next fiscal year will be on providing maximum relief to the masses in the present difficult circumstances.
Meanwhile, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government will also present the provincial budget for the next fiscal year tomorrow.
The budget session of the provincial assembly will start at 3:00 pm in Peshawar.

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