Finance advisor to meet with FPCCI for removal of anomalies in budget.

ISLAMABAD -- Advisor to Prime Minister on Finance Abdul Hafeez Sheikh Wednesday invited Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) to work out strategy to remove anomalies in the budget besides addressing the genuine grievances of the business community to help accelerate the economic activities in the country.

The Founder President Pak-US Business Council and Chairman United Business Group (UBG) Iftikhar Ali Malik said this in a press release issued here.

He said Abdul Hafeez Sheikh has assured him that all out efforts would be made to redress the genuine grievances of the tax payers, especially the business community on top priority.

He said this would provide an opportunity to our members to discuss the matters of mutual interest particularly related to facilitating trade and industry with the view to enhance investment, increase production, boost exports, and curtail imports.

He said FPCCI President Engineer Daroo Khan, Patron in chief UBG SM Muneer, former FPCCI President Zubair Tufail, SVP Mirza Ikhtiar Baig, all Vice Presidents and other prominent business leaders including members of anomalies would deliberate on the economic agenda and road map of priorities, as cherished by the government for the revival of the economy.

He said it would also help in steer the country out of the multi-faceted challenges being confronted such as the balance of payment, fiscal and debt sustainability, better management of public sector entities, reforms of transparency, eliminating the menace of corruption and ease of doing business.

Iftikhar Malik said the FPCCI team would convince Abdul Hafeez Sheikh to remove certain anomalies in 2019-20 Budget.

He said...