Govt will unveil Economic Survey today

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ISLAMABAD:

The Economic Survey of Pakistan for the outgoing fiscal year 2014-15 is scheduled to be launched here on Thursday (June 4).

Federal Minister for Finance, Senator Ishaq Dar would 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 Ministry of Finance told APP that all arrangements have been finalized to launch the Economic Survey for 2014-15 on Thursday afternoon.