KARACHI: The Sindh government on Monday presented its budget for the fiscal year 2013-14 with an outlay of Rs 617 billion and Rs 21 billion deficit, with the general sales tax kept at 16%.

The shortfall will be recovered by imposing fresh taxes on different services and increasing percentage of infrastructure-cess and property tax in the province. Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah, who also holds finance portfolio, presented the budget during Sindh Assembly b ... read more

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