Consumers of diesel are not likely to see any relief from the government as it may decide to increase the rate of the petroleum levy (PL) from December 1, 2022. Finance Minister Ishaq Dar is also expected to maintain the existing oil prices for the first two weeks of December 2022. With the recent increase in PL on petrol and HighOctane Blending Component (HOBC), to the budgeted level of Rs50 per
The government on Tuesday approved a subsidy of Rs3.6 per unit for agriculture tube wells but increased tariff rate by Rs3.21 per unit for K-Electric’s (KE) residential consumers, in a move that shows hard choices between populist measures and meeting International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) requirements. The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet that took these decisions also allowed
The receipt of a fresh loan worth $500 million to Pakistan from the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) helped the rupee close unchanged at Rs223.95 against the US dollar in the interbank market on Tuesday. The rupee stayed stable on the second consecutive working day, as it inched up by one paisa on Monday. Experts, however, warned that the rupee may lose its value against the greenbac
China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) energy projects have improved the electricity sector in Pakistan and contributed to economic growth by increasing power supply with high efficiency and at lower cost, remarked Tauseef H Farooqi, said Chairman of National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra). According to Farooqui, total installed capacity of CPEC energy projects, including that of
Three days after the central bank increased the interest rates to arrest inflation, the Ministry of Finance hoped for a marginal slowdown in the inflation rate but warned that the country will also see less than the targeted production of wheat. In its monthly economic outlook report, the finance ministry also said that expenditure will remain higher than last year due to additional flood-relat