Islamabad, June 12 -- Pakistan has managed to finalise its budget in agreement with the demands of the IMF, said Secretary Finance Imdadullah Bosal on Tuesday.
Addressing a post-budget press conference in Islamabad alongside the Finance Minister, Bosal revealed that the IMF has accepted Pakistan's request not to impose taxes on the agriculture sector, a move he described as a "major achievement" for the government, reports Samaa TV.
"The tax on fertilisers and agrochemicals was originally scheduled for the last fiscal year (2024)," Bosal said.
"But under the Prime Minister's directive, we negotiated with the IMF to defer it. This year, we were committed to imposing the tax, yet we managed to secure another exemption."
Bosal furt...