Government to discuss provincial tax share and ministry devolution at next NFC meeting

The government will discuss revising the provinces' constitutional share of taxes and potentially reclaiming education and population ministries in the next National Finance Commission meeting. Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb stated these discussions are reserved for the NFC. The government has long argued that the increased provincial tax share has contributed to federal fiscal deficits. These proposals are part of discussions surrounding a potential 27th constitutional amendment, which would require political consensus among allies.