Economic Survey of Pakistan to be launched Tuesday

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ISLAMABAD: The Economic Survey of Pakistan for the outgoing fiscal year 2012-13 will be launched here on Tuesday (June 11).


Federal Minister for Finance, Senator Muhammad Ishaq Dar would pull curtain on the pre-budget document, highlighting the overall performance of economy during the outgoing fiscal year, providing a realistic feedback and basis for planning.


The survey covers the development of all the important sectors of economy, including growth and investment, agriculture, manufacturing, mining, fiscal development, money and credit, capital markets and inflation and debt and liabilities.


The survey also highlights the performance of education, health and nutrition, besides showing the overall population, labour force and employment, poverty, transport and communication.


The document also assesses the issues of environment, contingent liabilities, tax expenditure as well as economic and social indicators.


An official in the Ministry of Finance said that all arrangements have been finalized to launch the Economic Survey 2012-13 on Tuesday afternoon.

Meanwhile, the National Economic Council (NEC) Monday approved Rs1155 billion development projects including Federal Public Sector Development Programme of Rs540 billion and Rs615 billion of development projects for provinces. (APP)

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