Pakistan Economic Survey 2024-25 to be launched on Monday
The government will launch the Pakistan Economic Survey 2024-25 tomorrow (Monday) in the afternoon, a statement from the Ministry of Finance said on Sunday.
Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb will release the Economic Survey-2024-25 at a ceremony to be held in Islamabad at 2:30pm.
The government will then announce the budget for the financial year 2025-26 on Tuesday.
The earlier dates for the Economic Survey 2024-25 and budget announcement for FY26 were June 1 and June 2, respectively.
However, the government extended the dates to June 6 and June 7.
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