Economic Survey to be released on Thursday

The Economic Survey of Pakistan, highlighting the country’s state of economy, will be launched on Thursday a day before the budget will be announced in the National Assembly. The document’s final version has been prepared and it would be launched by Finance Minister, Ishaq Dar on Thursday this week.

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

The survey will also highlight the performance of agriculture, education, health and nutrition, besides showing the overall population, labor force and employment, poverty, transport and communication and per capita income.

It will also highlight issues of environment, contingent liabilities, tax expenditure as well as economic and social indicators.

Finance Minister, Senator Muhammad Ishaq Dar would launch the pre-budget document, highlighting the overall performance of economy during the outgoing fiscal year and providing a basis for future vision for development.