Lawmakers for more relief to common man in Federal Budget 2022-23.

ISLAMABAD -- Terming the Federal Budget 2022-23 'balanced' in difficult economic circumstances, lawmakers in the National Assembly on Tuesday demanded more relief measures for the common man suffering from the last three and half years due to bad governance and wrong economic policies of the past regime.

Participating in a debate on budgetary proposals, Professor Shahnaz Baloch of Balochistan National Party (BNP) suggested the government to purchase petroleum products from Iran at reduced rate as compared to other international markets for providing more relief to the masses.

She highlighted the importance of ensuring more facilities at the Gwadar deep sea port for increased activities.

She stressed improving law and order across the country as it would help in restoring confidence of investors and move the economic wheel at a fast pace.

Chaudhry Riaz-ul-Haq of PML-N said it was an appropriate budget in difficult situation. However, implementing the budget proposals in true letter and spirit could improve the situation significantly. He demanded overcoming Rs 50 billion deficit of Pakistan Railways and Rs 100 billion deficit of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA).

Ms Shams un Nisa of Pakistan Peoples Party lamented severe water shortage in Sindh and urged the government to provide drip irrigation equipments to famers of Sindh especially Thatta.

Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz Tahira Aurangzeb lauded the budget proposal of paying interest free loans amounting to Rs 100,000 to Rs 400,000 to youth for starting their own business.

She said that from Rs. 400,000 to one million would be given to youth at the rate of 3 percent by the government for the same purpose.

She said that it was also announced that from Rs. 1 million to Rs 10 million would be given to youth at the rate of 4 percent for setting up business and that move would help in ending the unemployment in the country. In addition to these measures, she disclosed that some 100,000 trained youth would also be provided jobs.

Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal Pakistan Kamal Uddin said that the government had announced balanced budget despite difficult economic situation. It was unfortunate that various national institutions were running in losses due to bad economic policies of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government. He was of the view that approaching International Monitory Fund (IMF) was a difficult decision for the government. The government had to take difficult decisions just for the sake of...

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