Pakistan's Punjab province unveiled a Rs5.903 trillion budget for the 2026–27 financial year, projecting a cash surplus of Rs910 billion in line with the financial framework agreed between the federal government and the IMF. The budget includes a 7% salary increase for government employees and a 3.5% rise in pensions, while the Annual Development Programme was cut by roughly 40% to Rs752 billion. Education received the largest sectoral allocation at Rs750 billion, followed by health at Rs500.82 billion, with Finance Minister Mujtaba Shujaur Rehman insisting that revenue growth would come through broadening the tax base rather than imposing new burdens on existing taxpayers.