Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah is set to present the provincial budget for fiscal year 2026-27 in the Sindh Assembly today.
The budget session will begin at 2:00 PM, while the Sindh Cabinet is expected to approve the budget proposals before the assembly meeting.
According to budget estimates, the total provincial budget is expected to exceed Rs3.5 trillion.
Non-development expenditures are proposed to increase significantly from Rs2.142 trillion last year to Rs2.56 trillion in the upcoming fiscal year.
Meanwhile, the overall development budget may be reduced from Rs1.018 trillion to Rs720 billion.
The provincial development allocation is expected to be cut from Rs520 billion to Rs385 billion, while Rs400 billion may be allocated for 3,642 ongoing development schemes.
Sources indicate that no new development projects are likely to be included in the upcoming budget.
District development spending is also expected to be reduced substantially, from Rs55 billion in the current fiscal year to Rs15 billion in the new budget.
The province is expected to receive Rs64 billion in development grants from the federal government and around Rs256 billion from international financial institutions for development projects.
Economic analysts believe the proposed reduction in development spending and increase in non-development expenditures could have significant implications for Sindh’s fiscal priorities.
