Controlling inflation top priority: finance minister
Emphasises need for efforts to provide essential items at fair prices
Federal Finance Minister Hammad Azhar addressing a presser at the Press Information Department (PID) in Islamabad on March 31, 2021. SCREENGRAB
ISLAMABAD:
Finance Minister Hammad Azhar has stated that controlling inflation is the top most priority of the government.
Chairing a meeting of the National Price Monitoring Committee (NPMC) on Monday, Azhar emphasised the need for coordinated and consolidated efforts by all concerned to provide essential items to the general public at fair prices.
NPMC reviewed the price trend of essential commodities, especially wheat flour, sugar, vegetable ghee, chicken and eggs in the last week.