Net losses of state-owned entities increased by 300% in one year
Charging higher taxes on non-filers has become a source of easy revenue generation, rather than broadening the tax base. photo: file Islamabad: The financial health of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) deteriorated further in the first full fiscal year of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s government, as their net losses rose 300 percent and these companies received an annual fiscal support of Rs2.1 trillion, according to results announced by the Finance Ministry on Friday. The combined revenue of SOEs also fell by Rs 1.4 trillion to Rs 12.4 trillion in the 2024-25 financial year, which ended in June last year. According to the






