The provincial budgets for 1995–96 stand out for their unprecedented emphasis on resource mobilization. All four provinces introduced both traditional measures such as higher motor vehicle taxes and innovative, politically sensitive instruments including levies on advertisements, cheques, and property surcharges. Punjab and NWFP achieved surpluses, while Sindh and Balochistan reduced deficits. Notably, 80 percent of the total revenue generation of the provincial governments in 1995-96, amounting to approximately Rs.1000 million, is from taxation proposals which have been derived from SPDC reports and conference papers.
