The present Budget underlines what happens to the people when the real budget-makers are not elected representatives. The Government’s running expenses slashed to Rs 437 billion from Rs 460 billion and defence budget to be kept static at Rs1.15 trillion. The budget fixed an ambitious revenue target of Rs5,500 billion. Certain things remain unclear as the text of the budget speech is yet to be made available. The new budget will hit the middle class and those below it really hard.

Source: Pakistan Today June 11, 2019 17:48 UTC