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Govt likely to increase salaries, pensions in budget 2025-26

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ISLAMABAD: As the federal government is expected to unveil the budget for the next fiscal year 2025-26 in early June, public-sector employees will likely get a significant increase in their salaries and pensions.

As per the details, the government has been considering various proposals for the upcoming budget, including an increase in salaries for government employees.

Reports suggested that the government would announce the 25% increase in salaries for employees from Grade 1 to 16 and 20% from Grade 17-22.

However, there is no official statement in this regard as the final decision will be rolled out on the budget day.

The federal government is set to present the Budget 2025-26 on June 2, with Rs921 billion allocated for development projects, far short of the Rs1,600 billion minimum deemed necessary by the Ministry of Planning.

The budget envisaged 25 percent increase in the salaries of government employees from Grade-1 to 16 and a 20% increase from Grade-17 to 22. A fifteen percent raise has been given in the pension of retired government employees.

Digital Desk

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