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• 4m households to be supported
• Minister says around Rs400bn worth of interest-free loans to be offered
ISLAMABAD: The government has decided in principle to launch ‘Kamyab Pakistan Programme’ this month under which four million households would be assisted in various schemes.
The programme appears to be one of the major initiatives taken by the government for the poor segment of society ahead of next elections.
Talking to
Dawn on Saturday, Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin said: “We have finalised every aspect of this programme, and it would be launched in mid-July.”
Detailing some of the features of the programme, he said it aimed at providing support to people in housing projects, skill development, health cards and interest-free loans for businesses and agri-services.
EAC proposes steps for price stability, accelerating privatisation
July 4, 2021
ISLAMABAD: The Economic Advisory Council (EAC) on Saturday proposed measures to bring price stability, speed up privatisation process and promote domestic economy.
The third meeting of Economic Advisory Council was chaired by the Minister for Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin and attended by ministers and advisers.
During the third meeting of EAC, four sub-groups made respective presentations. The sub-groups gave their presentations on topics namely state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and privatisation, energy, domestic commerce and price stability.
Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Waqar Masood Khan gave a detailed presentation on price stability which included short-, medium- and long-term proposals for bringing price stability in the country. Khan drew a comparative analysis between prices prevailing in Pakistan and also in the entire region both in current and historical per
• 4m households to be supported
• Minister says around Rs400bn worth of interest-free loans to be offered
ISLAMABAD: The government has decided in principle to launch ‘Kamyab Pakistan Programme’ this month under which four million households would be assisted in various schemes.
The programme appears to be one of the major initiatives taken by the government for the poor segment of society ahead of next elections.
Talking to
Dawn on Saturday, Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin said: “We have finalised every aspect of this programme, and it would be launched in mid-July.”
Detailing some of the features of the programme, he said it aimed at providing support to people in housing projects, skill development, health cards and interest-free loans for businesses and agri-services.
Finance minister calls for focus on long-term planning
Terms it vital for achieving sustainable, all-inclusive economic growth
ISLAMABAD:
Long-term planning is vital for achieving sustainable and all-inclusive economic growth, said Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin.
Chairing the third meeting of the Economic Advisory Council (EAC) on Saturday, he highlighted that Prime Minister Imran Khan restored the body with an objective to draft concrete proposals for sustainable economic growth through comprehensive planning across major sectors of the economy. He added that all stakeholders would be taken on board prior to policy approvals.
“The underlying rationale is to secure the future of coming generations of Pakistan,” Tarin added.