ISLAMABAD: The Prime Minister Shahbaz Shareef have met to Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb and praise over swift approval of budget 2024-25 by National Assembly.
Talking to the Finance Minister in the National Assembly, the prime minister expressed his satisfaction over the active participation of all the treasury and opposition members in the budget session.
He also appreciated the efforts of the officers from ministries of finance, planning, other relevant ministries and Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) in preparation of the budget.
The government, he said, tried its best to utilize all possible resources to provide maximum relief to the common man.
He said the government provided relief to the salaried class, pensioners and workers.
The prime minister highlighted that special attention was given in the budget to various important sectors such as health, education, agriculture and information technology.
He said the elite class and the tax evaders would be brought into the net. “It is not possible that the poor pay the taxes and the elites enjoy tax exemptions,” he added.
Expressing satisfaction over the economic situation, the prime minister said the country’s economy had now been put on the right path and that Pakistan’s journey of prosperity had begun now.
He said due to the business friendly policies, the trust of investors had been restored in the government.
