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ISLAMABAD: PTI, the main opposition party in the National Assembly, on Friday rejected the federal budget for FY2026-27, terming it a “refined exercise in elite self-preservation”.
In an NA session earlier today, the federal government unveiled a Rs18.8 trillion budget for the upcoming fiscal year.
In a statement, PTI Secretary Information Sheikh Waqas Akram said that even the Pakistan Economic Survey released on Thursday showed that the country had been facing a continued decline across sectors compared with the PTI’s tenure.
While commenting on the budget, he stated that the government had projected a growth rate of 3.7 per cent as proof of economic resurgence. He noted that the previous administration, despite a global pandemic that paralysed economies worldwide, had recorded growth of nearly 6pc in its final year, while also strengthening the current account and remittances.
