ISLAMABAD – The date for presented the federal budget for fiscal year 2024-25 has once again been changed as Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has embarked on a five-day visit to China. 

State Minster for Finance Ali Pervez Malik confirmed it, stating that the budget will now be tabled in the National Assembly on June 12 after the premier returned from China. 

Reports said the meeting of the National Economic Council (NEC) would be held on June 10 followed by the unveiling of economic survey on June 11.

Previously, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb was scheduled to table the budget on June 10. Reports indicate that the budget will incorporate the conditions set by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).