{"id":4263,"date":"2025-06-27T09:59:03","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T04:59:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/?p=4263"},"modified":"2025-06-27T09:40:45","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T04:40:45","slug":"budget-2025-26-approved-govt-secures-parliament-backing-opposition-rejected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/2025\/06\/27\/budget-2025-26-approved-govt-secures-parliament-backing-opposition-rejected","title":{"rendered":"Budget 2025-26 Approved: Govt Secures Parliament Backing, Opposition Rejected"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"83\" data-end=\"455\"><strong>ISLAMABAD: Pakistan\u2019s National Assembly on Thursday passed the Finance Bill 2025-26 with a total outlay of Rs17,573 billion, marking a key milestone in finalizing the federal budget process.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"83\" data-end=\"455\">Despite vocal opposition, all proposed cut motions and amendments by opposition members were rejected by a majority vote, clearing the way for the government\u2019s fiscal roadmap.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"457\" data-end=\"887\"><strong data-start=\"457\" data-end=\"497\">PPP\u2019s Support Secures Smooth Passage<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"457\" data-end=\"887\">The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) played a crucial role in ensuring the bill\u2019s passage, with Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari confirming support after the government accepted all of the party\u2019s key demands.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"457\" data-end=\"887\">Among the fulfilled conditions were a 20% increase in the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP), tax relief for the salaried class, and a 50% reduction in the proposed solar tax.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Bill to give effect to the financial proposals of the Federal Government for the year beginning on the first day of July, 2025 and to amend certain laws [The Finance Bill, 2025], as reported by the Standing Committee was taken up clause by clause.<\/p>\n<p>The House adopted the\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cRJ3qr5O7M\">pic.twitter.com\/cRJ3qr5O7M<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 National Assembly \ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf0 (@NAofPakistan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NAofPakistan\/status\/1938228355611914353?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 26, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"889\" data-end=\"1090\">Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was present in the session alongside Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb, who presented the bill clause by clause.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"889\" data-end=\"1090\">Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq presided over the proceedings.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1092\" data-end=\"1446\"><strong data-start=\"1092\" data-end=\"1153\">Opposition Amendments Rejected, Fiscal Agenda Moves Ahead<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1092\" data-end=\"1446\">Opposition members, including Mubeen Arif and Aaliya Kamran, called for the bill to be delayed and subjected to public opinion. Their proposals were rejected.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1092\" data-end=\"1446\">With the <a href=\"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/2025\/06\/26\/finance-bill-2025-26-set-for-na-approval-today\">Finance<\/a> Bill approved, the government is now empowered to implement its complete economic agenda beginning July 1, 2025.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1448\" data-end=\"1611\">Bilawal criticized PTI for previously attempting to cut BISP allocations, contrasting it with the current administration&#8217;s continuous increases in social spending.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: Pakistan\u2019s National Assembly on Thursday passed the Finance Bill 2025-26 with a total outlay of Rs17,573 billion, marking a key milestone in finalizing the federal budget process. Despite vocal opposition, all proposed cut motions and amendments by opposition members were rejected by a majority vote, clearing the way for the government\u2019s fiscal roadmap. 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