Budget to be presented on June 01, says Hafeez

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh has said that the upcoming budget will be presented on June 01, adding the government's top priority will be to protect the poor, Geo News reported.

This he said while briefing the parliamentary committee on finance, which met here under the chair of Fauzia Wahab here Thursday.

Dr. Shaikh said overcoming the budget deficit will be second priority of the incumbent government.

The government is considering reducing the number of income tax slabs from 16 to 5 in the next year's budget, the minister said.