Economic Survey to be launched on June 2

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The Economic Survey of Pakistan for the outgoing fiscal year 2013-14 is scheduled to be launched on Monday (June 2).

Finance Minister Ishaq Dar will launch the pre-budget document, highlighting the overall performance of economy during the outgoing fiscal year, providing a realistic feedback and basis for planning.

The survey covers the development of all the important sectors of economy, including growth and investment, agriculture, manufacturing, mining, fiscal development, money and credit, capital markets and inflation and debt and liabilities.

The survey also highlights the performance of education, health and nutrition, besides showing the overall population, labour force and employment, poverty, transport and communication.

It also assesses the issues of environment, contingent liabilities, tax expenditure as well as economic and social indicators.

An official in the Finance Ministry said that all arrangements had been finalised to launch the Economic Survey 2013-14 on Monday afternoon.

Meanwhile, the National Economic Council (NEC) has approved Rs 1,310 billion development projects including Federal Public Sector Development Programme of 525 billion rupees.