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BUDGET 2026-27 : Multiple risks looms over next-year budget, finance ministry warns
Pakistan's 2026-27 budget faces risks including a $40-per-barrel oil price increase adding 0.8pc to fiscal deficit, natural disasters threatening 1.5pc fiscal impact, tax exemptions causing 1.3pc budget losses, and state-owned entities draining 0.4pc. The finance ministry identified seven key fiscal vulnerabilities linked to global oil prices, GDP growth, revenue shortfalls, and climate impacts.
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