--- title: "Finance Minister Aurangzeb reports 22-year low in Pakistan’s fiscal deficit" description: "Most outlets led with the announcement that Pakistan’s fiscal deficit has fallen to a 22-year low, as stated by Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb. The excerpts highlight the decline from 12.5 percent to 2.6 percent of GDP and mention increased tax revenues. Some also noted the government’s target of 4% or higher economic growth for the current fiscal year and three consecutive primary surpluses. The framing remained largely consistent across the excerpts, with a focus on the economic indicators provided by the finance minister." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/14289-fiscal-deficit-falls-to-22-year-low-tax-revenues-rise-40pc site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Finance Minister Aurangzeb reports 22-year low in Pakistan’s fiscal deficit business · updated 15 Oct 2026, 4:44 AM PKT · 14–15 Oct 2026 · 3 articles from 3 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 3 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets led with the announcement that Pakistan’s fiscal deficit has fallen to a 22-year low, as stated by Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb. The excerpts highlight the decline from 12.5 percent to 2.6 percent of GDP and mention increased tax revenues. Some also noted the government’s target of 4% or higher economic growth for the current fiscal year and three consecutive primary surpluses. The framing remained largely consistent across the excerpts, with a focus on the economic indicators provided by the finance minister. ## Same story from 3 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **Business Recorder** — [Aurangzeb speaks of fiscal prudence](https://www.brecorder.com/news/40444312/aurangzeb-speaks-of-fiscal-prudence) · 15 Oct 2026, 4:44 AM PKT > ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb on Wednesday said Pakistan’s fiscal deficit had declined to 2.6 percent of GDP from a peak of 12.5 percent, while tax revenues increased by 40 percent over the past two years. The minister was talking at a penal discussion on “Mitigating Sovereign Risks in Market-Access Countries” at the World Bank–IMF Annual Meeting... - **Associated Press of Pakistan** — [Fiscal deficit falls to 22-year low, tax revenues rise 40pc in two years: Aurangzeb](https://www.app.com.pk/business/fiscal-deficit-falls-to-22-year-low-tax-revenues-rise-40pc-in-two-years-aurangzeb/) · 14 Oct 2026, 6:15 PM PKT · 89% identical wording to the newest filing > Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb on Wednesday said Pakistan’s fiscal deficit had declined to 2.6 percent of GDP from a peak of 12.5 percent, while tax revenues increased by 40 percent over the past two years. - **The Express Tribune** — [Aurangzeb says Pakistan’s fiscal deficit falls to 22-year low](https://tribune.com.pk/story/2634809/aurangzeb-says-pakistans-fiscal-deficit-falls-to-22-year-low) · 14 Oct 2026, 10:18 AM PKT · 82% identical wording to the newest filing > Finance minister highlights three consecutive primary surpluses, targets growth of 4% or higher this fiscal year ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. 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