Hammad Azhar dismisses opposition outcry over 2020-21 budget as political point-scoring.

ISLAMABAD -- The government on Sunday dismissed the outcry by the opposition over the budget proposed for the fiscal year 2020-21, saying it was merely an attempt at political point-scoring.

"No new tax was imposed in the budget, instead, relief was given," said Minister for Industries and Production Hammad Azhar, who had presented the budget in the National Assembly on June 12.

"It is incomprehensible why the opposition is rejecting the budget," he said, adding: "Political point-scoring has become a tradition in the country."

He said that the oil prices had never seen such a drastic reduction as they had in the incumbent government's tenure.

Azhar said that he had not even presented the budget and the...

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