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ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Friday laid a copy of the Finance Bill 2026 containing the Annual Budget Statement before the Senate amid a noisy protest by opposition members who chanted slogans rejecting the proposed budget.
Moving that the Senate make recommendations, if any, to the National Assembly on the bill as required under Article 73 of the Constitution, Mr Aurangzeb faced full-throated slogans from the opposition benches.
Senate Chairman Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani said members could submit notices for proposals, with reasons, to the Senate secretary by June 15.
“These recommendations should be with reference to the Finance Bill 2026 containing the Annual Budget Statement. Any recommendation having no relevance to the bill is outside the purview of Article 73 and hence not admissible,” the chairman explained.
