Daily Times
July 25, 2021
According to a press report, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is looking forward to continuing discussions with the Pakistani authorities on the set of policies and reforms that could form the basis for completion of the sixth review under the $6-billion Extended Fund Facility (EFF). This was stated by the IMF resident representative, Ms. Teresa Dabán Sanchez in response to a query by an English daily. She further stated that “we welcome the strong and constructive engagement with the Pakistani authorities and we stand ready to continue supporting Pakistan to achieve the objectives of debt sustainability and strong and sustainable growth, through the implementation of the policies, structural reforms and social spending enhancement envisaged in the EFF-supporting program.”
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Punjab only province to achieve tax target: CM
Says special incentives given to business community
APP
July 12, 2021
LAHORE:
Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has said that Punjab was the only province which had achieved the tax target as 24.7 per cent increase had been reported during the revenue collection of the past financial year by Punjab Revenue Authority.
In a statement issued on Sunday, he added that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-led government was working day and night to put the economy of the province on the right track.
Similarly, there was an 18% increase in the tax collection target of the excise department.
July 12, 2021
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has said that for the first time in the history of the country, a regular and balanced district development package of Rs 360 billion has been introduced by the incumbent government.
The chief minister said that this package will redress the grievances of the neglected areas. The previous government postponed the project of the new Punjab Assembly building for 15 years. Usman Buzdar said that prejudice of the former rulers have resulted the increase in the cost of the project.
The PTI government completed this project by providing substantial funds of Rs 2.5 billion. He further stated that work on Wazirabad Cardiology was started in 2006 and the same was kept pending for 15 years adding that the incumbent government completed this project by providing funds of Rs 3.5 billion and 650,000 patients have so far been treated in this cardiology institute.