The National Assembly on Wednesday approved regular and technical supplementary grants amounting to approximately Rs 1.036 trillion (Rs 1,035,993,045,000) for the financial years 2024-25 and 2025-26 to meet additional expenditures of various federal ministries and divisions.
Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, presented the demands for grants in the House, which were subsequently passed.
The House approved supplementary grants of about Rs 554.327 billion (Rs 554,327,215,000) for FY2024-25 and Rs 481.666 billion (Rs 481,665,830,000) for FY2025-26.
The grants approved by the house included, Airports Security Force, Cabinet Division, Commerce Division, Defence Division, Defence Services, Federal Government Educational Institutions in Cantonments and Garrisons, Power Division, Federal Education and Professional Training Division, Grants, Subsidies and Miscellaneous Expenditure, Federal Board of Revenue, Foreign Missions, Information and Broadcasting Division, Interior Division, Islamabad Capital Territory, Combined Civil Armed Forces, Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan Division, Law and Justice Division, National Food Security and Research Division, Pakistan Agricultural Research Council, National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination Division, Parliamentary Affairs Division, Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety Division, SUPARCO, National Vocational and Technical Training Commission (NAVTTC), Finance Division, Petroleum Division, National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), National Security Division, Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) Division, Climate Change and Environmental Coordination Division, Housing and Works Division, Information Technology and Telecommunication Division, Inter-Provincial Coordination Division, Federal Miscellaneous Investments and Other Loans and Advances, Revenue Division, Capital Outlay on Civil Works, and Capital Outlay on Railways Division, along with various development expenditure and capital outlay projects.
Separately, the National Assembly on Wednesday approved excess demands for grants amounting to approximately Rs 41.65 billion (Rs 41,645,736,989) for the financial years 2016-17 and 2024-25 to meet additional expenditures of various federal ministries and divisions.
Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, presented the demands for grants in the House, which were subsequently passed.
The House approved supplementary grants of about Rs 4.12 billion (Rs 4,125,195,960) for FY2016-17 and Rs 37.52 billion (Rs 37,520,536,029) for FY2024-25. The grants approved by the House included Pakistan Post Office Department, Communications Division, Petroleum Division, Federal Education and Professional Training Division, Superannuation Allowances and Pensions, Foreign Missions, Combined Civil Armed Forces, Law and Justice Division, District Judiciary (Islamabad Capital Territory), and Development Expenditure of Water Resources Division.
NA passes Federal Board of Revenue (Amendment) Bill, 2026
The National Assembly on Wednesday passed the Federal Board of Revenue (Amendment) Bill, 2026.
The bill was tabled in the House by the Minister for Finance and Revenue.
The legislation had already been passed by the Senate.