{
  "id": 8133813,
  "title": "PM announces cuts to fuel use, govt spending",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/pm-announces-cuts-to-fuel-use-govt-spending",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-18T00:15:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40440094/pm-announces-cuts-to-fuel-use-govt-spending"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday ordered sweeping cuts to government spending and fuel use, launching a nationwide austerity drive as Middle East tensions push global oil prices and inflation higher. The meeting, chaired by the prime minister, also approved a five percent cut to the non-ERE budget for FY2026-27. It banned the purchase of new government vehicles and froze…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}