{"id":21497,"date":"2025-06-10T20:35:31","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T15:35:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/?p=21497"},"modified":"2025-06-10T20:35:32","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T15:35:32","slug":"finance-minister-unveils-rs17-573tr-federal-budget-for-fy2025-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2025\/06\/10\/finance-minister-unveils-rs17-573tr-federal-budget-for-fy2025-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Finance Minister unveils Rs17.573tr federal budget for FY2025\u201326"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb announced on Tuesday key pension reforms during his Budget 2025\u201326 speech, aimed at reducing the financial burden on the national exchequer.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to detail, he said: &#8220;Over the past several decades, changes made to the pension scheme through executive orders had significantly increased pressure on the state treasury. To address this issue, the government had introduced essential reforms.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under the new measures, early retirement would be discouraged, and pension increases would be linked to the Consumer Price Index.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following the death of a spouse, the duration of family pension payments would be limited to ten years. 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