Defence budget likely to go up by 13 pc

[gokussj9]

Defence budget likely to go up by 13 pc | Pakistan | DAWN.COM

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistani government is considering an increase in defence spending by 13 per cent to Rs627 billion for the fiscal year 2013-14, DawnNews reported.

Defence allocation for the current fiscal year was Rs545 billion, which makes over 18 per cent of the country's overall budget.

Summary of the defence budget was tabled before a meeting of the Priorities Committee held at the finance ministry's office.

After much deliberation, it was decided to up an already staggering defence spending by 13 per cent to Rs627 billion.

According to details, Rs8.8 billion is likely to be allocated for defence division while Rs4 billion is suggested for development budget. For the ongoing expenditure of defence production, Rs580.7 million and for development programmes, Rs2.30 billion is allocated.

It was decided to give out 2.90 billion rupees for the ongoing expenditures of the housing ministry and Rs3.80 billion is suggested for its development projects.

For the expenses of Capital Administration and Development (CAD) ministry, Rs12.80 billion while Rs920 million is allocated towards its development projects.

 

[Blackwater]

@ farhaan

Since when pak govt decide pak army defense budget:shocked::shocked:

 

[Blackwater]

Defence budget likely to go up by 13 pc | Pakistan | DAWN.COM

btw who is donor??????????/

 

[gokussj9]

btw who is donor??????????/

Massa hiked baksheesh by 40%, so defense budget also needs to be hiked na.

 

[Armand2REP]

the only good news I get is flatline defence spending until 2019.

of course this news is a joke

 

[farhan_9909]

its been 5 years

they increase the defence budget. but PKR gets devalue by even more %age.

hope under the new govt pkr will bounce back to its original value of 60-70 and the defence budget by 2015-16 will be pushed upto 15billions usd mark

 

[sayareakd]

btw who is donor??????????/

uncle Sam is

for Pakistanis

 

[farhan_9909]

clever mushy excluded nuclear budget circa 2.5bn from official defence budget as well as ex officers pensions and related cost from the official defence budget as well

 

[Blackwater]

clever mushy excluded nuclear budget circa 2.5bn from official defence budget as well as ex officers pensions and related cost from the official defence budget as well

Clever musshy is humiliated and in Jail. this is how you treat a dark skin muhajir