LAHORE: The government of Punjab has presented the 2025–26 budget, making the minimum wage for the workers and labourers to Rs40,000 from Last year’s Rs37,000.
Presenting the budget, Punjab Finance Minister Mujtaba Shujaur Rehman announced a 10% increase in the salaries of provincial government employees from Grades 1 to 22. He also proposed a 5% increase in pensions for retired employees.
Earlier,
Punjab Finance Minister Mujtaba Shuja-ur-Rehman has presented the budget for the next fiscal year worth Rs 5,335 billion.
The budget was approved by the provincial cabinet chaired by the Chief Minister of Punjab, Maryam Nawaz.
The Punjab Chief Minister and cabinet members are also present in the budget session of the Punjab Assembly, while opposition members of the assembly gathered in front of the speaker’s desk in protest.
In the new fiscal year’s budget, Rs 811.8 billion has been allocated for education, Rs 630.5 billion for health, while Rs 129.5 billion has been allocated for agriculture.
