{"id":102487,"date":"2025-06-11T13:43:45","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T08:43:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=102487"},"modified":"2025-06-11T13:46:44","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T08:46:44","slug":"budget-2025-261-salaries-pensions-tax-relief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/budget-2025-261-salaries-pensions-tax-relief.html","title":{"rendered":"Budget 2025-261: Salaries, pensions, tax relief for salaried class take center stage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Islamabad \u2013 Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb, while unveiling the PKR 17.57 trillion federal budget for FY2025-26, announced several relief measures focused on the salaried class, pensioners, and government employees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To ease inflationary pressure, the federal government has proposed a 10% increase in salaries for government employees and a 7% hike in pensions. Additionally, the Special Conveyance Allowance for persons with disabilities is set to increase from PKR 4,000 to PKR 6,000 per month. A 30% Disparity Reduction Allowance is also proposed for select government employees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In recognition of the Armed Forces\u2019 services, a Special Relief Allowance has been proposed for officers, JCOs, and soldiers. This provision will be funded from the already allocated defence budget of PKR 2,550 billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read: Govt slashes income tax rates for salaried class in Budget 2025\u201326<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Major Tax Relief for Salaried Individuals<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Highlighting relief for the middle-income group, the finance minister announced significant cuts in personal income tax rates:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For those earning between PKR 600,000 to PKR 1.2 million annually, the tax rate has been reduced from 5% to 1% \u2014 reducing the tax amount from PKR 30,000 to PKR 6,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For annual income between PKR 1.2 million to PKR 2.2 million, the rate has been slashed from 15% to 11%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Individuals earning PKR 2.2 million to PKR 3.2 million will now pay 23% tax instead of the current 25%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To discourage the ongoing brain drain, the surcharge on income exceeding PKR10 million has also been reduced by 1%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New Tax on High Pensions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a controversial move, the budget introduces a 5% income tax on annual pensions exceeding Rs10 million, targeting a small high-income group of retirees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Expansion of Social Support<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) will see a 21% increase in allocation, reaching PKR 716 billion. Under the expanded Kafaalat program, support will be extended to 10 million families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These fiscal measures are part of the government’s broader strategy to revive economic productivity and stabilise public finances while addressing the cost-of-living concerns of ordinary citizens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Read: Govt slashes income tax rates for salaried class in Budget 2025\u201326 Major Tax Relief for Salaried Individuals Highlighting relief for the middle-income group, the finance minister announced significant cuts in personal income tax rates: For those earning between PKR 600,000 to PKR 1.2 million annually, the tax rate has been reduced from 5% to 1% \u2014 reducing the tax amount from PKR 30,000 to PKR 6,000. 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