BUDGET 2026-27: ECC expands bureaucrats’ stipend, okays Rs40bn grants

The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) approved Rs40 billion in supplementary grants and a Rs100bn financing facility for Pakistan State Oil (PSO), which faces over Rs900bn in receivables from state-owned enterprises. Additional funds were allocated for parliamentarians’ schemes, expanded special honoraria for ministries, and projects like the Pakistan Navy’s Hangor Project.