{"id":24227,"date":"2026-11-11T12:51:51","date_gmt":"2026-11-11T07:51:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/?p=24227"},"modified":"2026-11-11T12:51:51","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T07:51:51","slug":"federal-government-deducts-grants-from-provincial-nfc-shares-for-the-first-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/?p=24227","title":{"rendered":"Federal government deducts grants from provincial NFC shares for the first time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>For the first time in Pakistan\u2019s history, the federal government has deducted grants from the National Finance Commission (NFC) shares of all four provinces under Article 164 of the 1973 Constitution.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Senior Finance Ministry officials told the federal government received grants from the provinces in the first two months of the current fiscal year and recorded them as non-tax revenue.<\/p>\n<p>Before the 2026\u201327 budget was presented, the federal government and all four provinces agreed that the provinces would provide Rs1,035 billion in grants from their NFC shares to help the federal government meet its fiscal obligations under the IMF\u2019s $7 billion programme.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Editorial note:<\/strong> The supplied headline says Rs35 billion, while the amount as written in the body converts to Rs42.39 billion. 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