Vocabulary
Fiscal
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
relating to money and especially to the money or government, business or organization earns,
spends and owes
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- Government, the private sector and academia must work together as industrial policy has to be consistent and linked with agriculture, labour, education, trade, the exchange rate and fiscal and monetary policies.
- Structural imbalances from elite capture and regressive fiscal policies to weak public service delivery and labour market constraints will keep most Pakistanis trapped in poverty.
- These include strengthened public service delivery, devolution to local governments and their empowerment via a fiscal model that provides them with the resources they need to discharge their responsibilities.
- Yet, the inclusion of $2bn in new financing requirements and a $390m sovereign-backed loan for railway connectivity underscores the heavy fiscal burden the state is assuming.
- On the fiscal side, the growth in FBR tax collection, which fell slightly short of the target during July-August, is expected to lead to a significant primary surplus in Q1-FY26 with the help of SBP profits.
Synonyms
dollars and cents, monetary
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