NA approves over Rs500bn in supplementary budget for FY25, Rs475bn for FY26

The National Assembly on Wednesday approved a supplementary budget of Rs593.64 billion for the fiscal year 2024-2025 (FY24-25) and a sum of Rs475.05bn for the outgoing fiscal year (FY25-26). Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb moved a series of papers for approval during Wednesday’s session. Under the Constitution, the government must secure parliamentary approval for the federal budget before any spending. This approval allows the government to spend specified funds for different heads. However, the government often seeks retrospective approval for additional amounts already spent, leaving the parliament with no choice but to regularise these expenditures. The NA’s X account said Aurangzeb laid the Supplementary Authorised Expenditure 2024-2025 and 2025- 2026, along with other papers, before the house under Article 83 of the Constitution. Dawn provides a breakdown of the additional amounts approved for spending during FY24-25 and FY25-26, which will conclude on June 30. FY2024-25 The following supplementary grants were approved for FY24-25 (July 2024- June 2025): Rs430.10bn for Power Division Rs37.89bn for miscellaneous expenditure Rs22.84bn for defence services Rs22.15bn capital outlay on civil works Rs5.79bn for both civil and armed forces Rs5.61bn for Commerce Division Rs5.60bn for development expenditure of Finance Division Rs3.82bn for National Health Services Rs2.69bn for Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Rs1.80bn for Information and Broadcasting Division Rs1.43bn for educational institutions under the federal government, cantonments and garrisons Rs1.26bn for other development expenditure Rs1.25bn for Defence Division Rs1.10bn for development expenditure of Interior Division Rs750m for the development expenditure of Power Division Rs300m for Cabinet Division Rs250m was approved for the federal education and professional training division Rs238.42m for National Food Security and Research Division Rs207.97m capital outlay on Petroleum Division Rs160.46m for Pakis