PESHAWAR, Jun 20 (APP):Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has consulted all the stakeholders including experts and chambers to set priorities in budget 2026-2 and taxes have been reduced as compared to previous financial year of 2025-26. Addressing a post budget press conference in Civil Secretariat here Saturday, Advisor to the KP Chief Minister on Finance Muzzammil Aslam said we are not confronting federal government rather we have decided our own priorities keeping …
Stakeholders, chambers, experts consulted before setting priorities in budget 2026-27
PESHAWAR, Jun 20 (APP):Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has consulted all the stakeholders including experts and chambers to set priorities in budget 2026-2 and taxes have been reduced as compared to previous financial year of 2025-26.
Addressing a post budget press conference in Civil Secretariat here Saturday, Advisor to the KP Chief Minister on Finance Muzzammil Aslam said we are not confronting federal government rather we have decided our own priorities keeping in view situation in the province. Provincial Information Minister, Shafi Jan and senior officials of finance department were also present in the conference.
The Advisor told that total budget for financial year 2026-27 was Rs. 2170 billion as compared to 2025-26 that was Rs. 1962 billion. He told that total development budget for 2026-27 was Rs. 524.3 billion and provincial settled Annual Development budget was Rs. 235 billion with an increase of 21 percent.
He told that settled tehsil ADP budget was Rs. 47 billion showing an increase of 21 percent and ADP of merged districts in 34.8 billion with an increase of 13 percent.
The CM’s aide told that new initiatives that were incorporated in the budget 2026-27 include Ehsas Kissan Ka, endowment fund for minorities, interest free loans for university students, interest free loans for overseas immigrant workers, Insaf Female and Orphan education card, Free Public Wifi for Peshawar, interest free loans foe E-Bikes and E-Rikshaws, Ehsas Internship Program and public sector transport initiatives.
He told that ongoing initiatives that are part of budget 2026-26 include Good Governance initiatives, Police Procurement Plan, Police Monthly Operational Support and purchase of BRT vehicles.
To a question, he told that Rs 80 billion had been earmarked for Medical Teaching Institutes (MTIs) against demand of Rs. 112 billion adding that we they plan to strengthen primary healthcare facilities and District Headquarters Hospital to ease load on MTIs. He said that provincial government has also spend excess amount in merged districts as compared to received allocation.
