Dar assures PPP of incorporating its tax-related proposals in upcoming budget, say sources

ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar assured on Sunday a PPP delegation, led by party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, that their proposal related to tax would be incorporated in the upcoming budget for FY-2026-27, sources told Dawn.

Dar gave the assurance during a meeting with Bilawal and other PPP leaders at the Zardari House in Islamabad, an official statement by the PPP said. It added that apart from Bilawal, Sherry Rehman, Naveed Qamar, Murad Ali Shah and Jam Khan Shoro were also present at the meeting.

“Matters related to the budget were discussed during the meeting,” it said.

With the budget set to be announced on June 10 (Wednesday), this was the second round of talks between the two major ruling partners, the PML-N and the PPP, and the third and final round is expected to be held tomorrow.

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