The provinces have been allocated an amount of PKR 150 billion for budget estimates 2008-09 in their PSDP.

• An amount of PKR 27 billion has been allocated to Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority (ERRA) in the PSDP 2008-09.

• In the budget estimates 2007-08 subsidies were 1.1% of GDP, in revised estimates 2007-08 at 3.9% of GDP and in the budget estimates 2008-09 reduced to 2.4% of GDP.

• Pakistan's defence budget has been classified since the country went to war with India in 1965. The military has since kept spending concerns out of the realm of civilians for reasons of national security. According to the two-page document issued in Islamabad, Pakistan's army gets the largest share. The army accounts for PKR 188bn (USD 2.80bn) out of a total defence expenditure of PKR 294bn (USD 4.39bn). The country's air force gets PKR 71bn (USD 1.07bn), while the navy gets comparatively measly PKR 29bn (USD 432 m). Most of the army's budget is going to be spent on its staff. The case is similar as far as the air force and navy are concerned. Operational costs for the two services are listed as PKR 16bn (USD 238m) and PKR 4bn (USD59.56m). Analysts believe the move to declare the budget will lead to greater accountability in the forces. But they insist there is still a need for a proper audit of the military's expenses to ensure greater transparency. The force has been faced allegations in the past of kickbacks over arms sales and alleged misappropriations of funds