{"id":101805,"date":"2025-03-28T12:39:41","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T07:39:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=101805"},"modified":"2025-03-28T12:39:45","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T07:39:45","slug":"imf-backed-budget-in-june-minor-real-estate-relief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/imf-backed-budget-in-june-minor-real-estate-relief.html","title":{"rendered":"IMF-backed budget in June, limited relief for real estate sector"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Islamabad: The federal government is set to unveil the 2025-26 budget in early June, following extensive consultations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), according to sources within the Ministry of Finance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An IMF delegation is expected to visit Pakistan in the coming weeks for further discussions, with both virtual and in-person negotiations continuing until the budget&#8217;s finalization. The budget will incorporate fiscal measures aligned with IMF recommendations as part of Pakistan\u2019s ongoing 37-month Extended Fund Facility (EFF).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/imf-pak-finalize-usd-2-3-bn-package.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">IMF, Pak finalize USD 2.3 bn package to boost stability<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Officials disclosed that while the IMF has agreed to offer limited relief in the real estate sector, the overall tax structure will remain largely unchanged. Under the new budget, the federal excise duty on the first property sale will be eliminated, but withholding and income tax rates will stay intact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The IMF Executive Board is expected to review these budgetary measures by late May or June. Adherence to IMF conditions is crucial, as any deviation could impact Pakistan\u2019s access to climate-related financial aid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, the IMF\u2019s upcoming Spring Meetings in April will not include discussions on Pakistan\u2019s financial assistance. A final review of Pakistan\u2019s economic programme will only take place once the budget is finalized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/imf-sets-tougher-tax-target-for-next-budget.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">IMF sets tougher tax target for next budget<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This development follows the recent staff-level agreement (SLA) between Pakistan and the IMF, which, upon approval, would unlock approximately $1 billion in funding, raising total disbursements under the programme to around $2 billion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad: The federal government is set to unveil the 2025-26 budget in early June, following extensive consultations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), according to sources within the Ministry of Finance. An IMF delegation is expected to visit Pakistan in the coming weeks for further discussions, with both virtual and in-person negotiations continuing until the budget&#8217;s finalization. The budget will incorporate fiscal measures aligned with IMF recommendations as part of Pakistan\u2019s ongoing 37-month Extended Fund Facility (EFF). Read: IMF, Pak finalize USD 2.3 bn package to boost stability Officials disclosed that while the IMF has agreed to offer limited relief in the real estate sector, the overall tax structure will remain largely unchanged. Under the new budget, the federal excise duty on the first property sale will be eliminated, but withholding and income tax rates will stay intact. The IMF Executive Board is expected to review these budgetary measures by late May or June. Adherence to IMF conditions is crucial, as any deviation could impact Pakistan\u2019s access to climate-related financial aid. Meanwhile, the IMF\u2019s upcoming Spring Meetings in April will not include discussions on Pakistan\u2019s financial assistance. A final review of Pakistan\u2019s economic programme will only take place once the&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":87304,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15015],"tags":[63442,7498,62424,61449,52814,63440,61695,63441,14297,62268,946,11728,63439,21960,237,61663,7844,3316,35709,2032,3822],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-101805","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-legal-taxation","8":"tag-budget-negotiations","9":"tag-economic-growth","10":"tag-economic-outlook","11":"tag-economic-policy","12":"tag-federal-excise-duty","13":"tag-financial-aid","14":"tag-financial-stability","15":"tag-fiscal-measures","16":"tag-fiscal-reforms","17":"tag-government-policy","18":"tag-housing-market","19":"tag-imf","20":"tag-imf-conditions","21":"tag-income-tax","22":"tag-investment","23":"tag-pakistan-budget-2025-26","24":"tag-property-sector","25":"tag-real-estate-tax","26":"tag-tax-relief","27":"tag-taxation-2","28":"tag-withholding-tax","29":"cat-15015-id"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>IMF-backed budget in June, minor real estate relief - Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Officials disclosed that while the IMF has agreed to offer limited relief in the real estate sector, the overall tax structure will remain....\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/imf-backed-budget-in-june-minor-real-estate-relief.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"IMF-backed budget in June, minor real estate relief - Zameen News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Officials disclosed that while the IMF has agreed to offer limited relief in the real estate sector, the overall tax structure will remain....\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/imf-backed-budget-in-june-minor-real-estate-relief.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pakistan Real Estate News &amp; 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