Balochistan rolls out Rs1.09tr surplus budget

• Development spending cut to Rs291.55bn; no new taxes in resource-strapped province • Federal transfers remain mainstay of provincial finances • Balochistan expects Rs800.13bn from NFC, federal receipts • Education gets Rs157.29bn; health allocated Rs74bn • Public order, safety affairs get Rs108bn; social protection spending falls to Rs15.14bn • 1,200 schools to be activated; 164 non-functional BHUs to be made operational QUETTA: The Balochistan government on Wednesday rolled out a Rs1.13 tr...

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