Post-budget chores

THE annual budget season has ended with parliament’s approval of federal budget 2026-27. Once passed, the activity and debate surrounding the budget’s preparation subsides until the next year — exposing the wide gap between policy pronouncements and actual outcomes. The budget shouldn’t be seen as an annual, stand-alone affair but as an integral component of a medium-term budgetary framework, translating policies and reform priorities into resource allocations and implementation plans. Take t...

By none@none.com (Ishrat Husain)