The Government of Sindh: Budget Speech 2017-18
The total receipts of Province for financial year 2017-18 are estimated at PKR 1.02 trillion against an estimated expenditure of PKR 1.04 trillion. Receipt estimate reflect an increase of 19.3% over budget estimate of PKR 854.5 billion for Current Financial Year. Receipts from Federal Government on account of revenue assignment, straight transfer and grants are estimated at PKR 627.3 billion. Receipts from Federal PSDP are estimated at PKR 27.3 billion. Receipts on account of Foreign Project Assistance (FPA), budgetary support loans and grants are estimated at PKR 42.7 billion. Receipts from provincial own sources including tax and non-tax receipts are estimated at PKR 199 billion. The targets of Provincial own sources have been increased by 16.5%.
On the Expenditure side the outlay of budget is estimated at PKR 1.04 trillion as against budget estimate of PKR 869.11 billion, reflecting an increase of 19.6%. The current expenditure including Current Revenue Expenditure of PKR 666.47 billion and Current Capital Expenditure of PKR 32.64 billion stands at PKR 699.11 billion. For next financial year Current Expenditure constitutes 68.2% of the total provincial budget reflecting an increase of 14% over estimates of PKR 572.7 billion for current financial year.
In total, approximately PKR 9.96 billion will be spent on women's development:
- PKR 62.5 million for Women development, gender mainstreaming and minority affairs
- PKR 3 billion for the Community Development Plan aiming to bridge gaps in areas of Health, Education, Women Empowerment, Legal Aid and Skill Development
- PKR 6.9 billion for the Union Council Based Poverty Reduction Plan targeting marginalised communities and women, resulting in the 'Traditional Birth Attendant Training Program' to improve birth outcomes and maternal health. 'Community Investment Fund' will provide flexible micro-loans for poor rural women
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