ISLAMABAD, June 25, 2025 – The Sindh Provincial Assembly today gave its final approval to the Rs3.45 trillion budget for the fiscal year 2025-26, marking a 12.9% increase over the previous year’s outlay.
Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, who also serves as the provincial finance minister, successfully presented the Sindh Finance Bill 2025, which passed despite all 2,000 cut motions from the opposition being rejected by majority vote.
The newly endorsed budget emphasizes strengthening social protection, bolstering infrastructure, and driving economic reform within the province. A significant highlight of the finance bill is the introduction of key tax relief measures designed to ease financial burdens on citizens and businesses.
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Notably, six levies have been withdrawn, including the professional tax, which is expected to provide a Rs5 billion benefit to salaried individuals and small enterprises.
The entertainment duty has also been scrapped to encourage cultural activities, while land-related documentation fees are halved, and the annual commercial vehicle tax is capped at Rs1,000.
Development spending forms a substantial portion of the budget at Rs1,018.3 billion, with Rs281.7 billion earmarked for capital expenditure. Other notable allocations include Rs43 billion for an Ad-hoc relief allowance and a 15% pension increase amounting to Rs16 billion.
Education also sees significant investment, with Rs42.2 billion for public universities and Rs10.4 billion for medical education.
Sindh budget Reforms aimed at transparency and efficiency, such as blockchain-based land record digitization and online mobile-based birth registration, are also part of this “pro-growth, pro-people” budget, as described by CM Murad.
