| Key Highlights Of Pakistan Budget For FY2026-27 |
| Total outlay at Rs18.77 trillion, up 7 percent as compared to Rs17.57 trillion budgeted outlay of FY26 |
Growth target at 4 percent |
| Inflation expected at 8.2 percent |
FBR revenue target at Rs15.26 trillion, an increase of over 8 percent compared to Rs14.13 trillion proposed in outgoing fiscal year |
| Rs5.336 trillion from non-tax revenue |
Rs1 trillion for Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) |
| Minimum wage at Rs40,700, 10 percent increase from Rs37,000 in FY26 |
Rs8.054 trillion for interest payments, up 16 percent from Rs6.937 trillion in FY26 (revised) |
| Rs1.169 trillion for pension payments, up 11 percent from Rs1.055 trillion in FY26 |
7 percent increase in government employees and pensions |
| Rs3 trillion for defence affairs and services, up 15.6 percent from Rs2.6 trillion (revised) in FY26 |
Export development surcharge of 0.25 percent on export income abolished |
| Fiscal budget deficit at 3.6 percent of GDP |
Primary surplus of 2 percent of GDP |
| Rs71 billion for Prime Minister Apna Ghar Programme |
Rs838 billion for Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) |
| Rs25.1 billion for health projects under federal development programme for FY2026-27 |
Rs46 billion for education under federal development programme for FY2026-27 |
| Rs13 billion for governance |
Surcharge on salaried class abolished |
| 2 percent reduction in Super Tax for income exceeding Rs500 million, except for Banks, Fertilizer and E&Ps |
WHT on property purchases reduced from 2.5 percent to 1.25 percent and on sales from 5.5 percent to 2.75 percent |
| WHT on Int. transaction by credit & debit reduced from 5 percent to 0.5 percent |
Advance income tax and minimum tax on exports reduced from 2.0 percent to 1.25 percent |
| Fixed tax Asaan scheme for retailers with earning up to Rs200 million. Retailers to pay minimum Rs25,000 per annual or 1 percent of sales |
SUVs (2,000–3,000cc) be subject to FED. |
| FED of Rs80/litre introduced on petroleum-based solvents, naphtha, and turpentine oil, which were previously exempt from excise duty |
FED on e-liquids for e-cigarettes raised from Rs10,000 to Rs16,500 per kg, with removal of 65 percent retail price cap |
| Minimum tax rate for distributors and wholesalers increased from 0.25 percent to 0.5 percent |
