Dar assures PTC of addressing issues in upcoming budget.

ISLAMABAD -- Finance Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar Wednesday while appreciating the Pakistan Tobacco Company's (PTC) budgetary proposals assured that the government will positively consider the suggestions during the next budget 2023-24.

The finance minister held a meeting with the PTC delegation led by Wael Sabra, Area Director of Asia Pacific Middle East and Africa (APMEA), said a press release issued here.

SAPM on Finance Tariq Bajwa, SAPM on Revenue Tariq Mehmood Pasha, Chairman RRMC Ashfaq Yousif Tola , Secretary Finance, Chairman FBR, and the Pakistan Tobacco Company team participated in the meeting.

Wael Sabra briefed the finance minister about the company's business and investment profile and its role in the economic growth of Pakistan.

He also brought to the notice of the finance minister various issues being faced by the organization in performing its operations effectively, especially those related to smuggling and illicit trading of...