{"id":22152,"date":"2026-06-16T16:48:37","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T11:48:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/?p=22152"},"modified":"2026-06-16T16:48:39","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T11:48:39","slug":"punjab-cabinet-approves-budget-with-rs752bn-development-outlay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2026\/06\/16\/punjab-cabinet-approves-budget-with-rs752bn-development-outlay\/","title":{"rendered":"Punjab cabinet approves budget with Rs752bn development outlay"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Punjab Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz, has approved the provincial budget for the fiscal year 2026-27 after a detailed discussion on revenue, development priorities and public welfare initiatives.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The budget was formally approved during a special cabinet meeting, with Maryam Nawaz describing it as a \u201cbudget of hope\u201d aimed at providing maximum relief to the people while placing the least possible burden on them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The cabinet meeting was also attended by provincial ministers and other cabinet members.&nbsp;During the meeting, the provincial budget for FY2026-27 was discussed in detail before receiving cabinet approval.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maryam also signed the provincial budget document for the new fiscal year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Addressing the cabinet, the chief minister thanked God for giving her the opportunity to present her third budget.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Punjab Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz, has approved the provincial budget for<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":22153,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[215,19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22152","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest","category-pakistan"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v18.4.1 - 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