LCCI underlines priority areas for the government in 2020.

Lahore -- The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry has expressed optimism that upcoming year would an year of economic growth but would have to take some decisive measures. While talking to a group of businessmen, the LCCI President Irfan Iqbal Sheikh, Senior Vice President Ali Hussam Asghar and Vice President Mian Zahid Jawaid Ahmad said that government should expedite public-private consultation to achieve the desired economic goals in upcoming year. They said that business community is backbone of the economy and has fertile economic ideas that can put the country to the path of progress and prosperity. They said that consultation would also boost the confidence of private sector.

The LCCI office-bearers said that energy, water, markup, utility prices and bureaucratic hurdles should be the areas of focus for the government during the next year. While underlining the recent gas crisis, the LCCI President said that energy should be available to the consumers throughout the year instead seasonal basis.

They said that during the year 2020, uninterrupted supply of gas and...