BUDGET 2026-27 : Multiple risks looms over next-year budget, finance ministry warns

• $40 price spike per oil barrel risks adding 0.8pc to deficit • Natural disasters threaten 1.5pc fiscal hit • Tax exemptions, concessions risk a 1.3pc budget hole • 10pc tax collection shortfall costs 0.7pc of GDP • Loss-making state entities drain an extra 0.4pc ISLAMABAD: The government has warned of key risks to next year’s budget outlook, such as global oil price hikes, sluggish GDP growth, revenue shortfalls, increased debt servicing costs, state-owned entities’ poor performance, and un...

By none@none.com (Khaleeq Kiani)