PR No. 261 FINANCE MINISTER TO LAUNCH ECONOMIC SURVEY ON THURSDAY, PRESENT BUDGET ON FRIDAY Islamabad

Finance Minister, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar, will formally launch the Economic Survey 2016-17 on Thursday 25th May 2017. He will share the key economic indicators and the performance of different sectors of the economy with the media. The Finance Minister will also provide an overview of the economic progress made in recent years in Pakistan. He will highlight the main features of the comprehensive reforms agenda undertaken by the present government, which has resulted in macro-economic stability and a ten-year high growth rate of 5.28%.

On Friday 26th May 2017, the Finance Minister will present the budget for FY 2017-2018 on the floor of the National Assembly. In his budget speech, the Finance Minister will provide details of the revenue, expenditure and relief measures envisaged for the next fiscal year.

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