Long-term policies indispensable to get out of difficult economic situations: President ICCI.

ISLAMABAD -- President Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) Ahsan Zafar Bakhtawari has said that the budget 2023-24 is very important in the current economic situation, the government should focus on the formulation of long-term and sustainable policies instead of short-term ones.

The business community is the biggest stakeholder in Pakistan's economy, said a press release issued here.

The proposals of the country's Chamber of Commerce and FPCCI should be given ample space in the budget.

He expressed these views in a meeting with President Lahore Chamber of Commerce Kashif Anwar, who visited the Islamabad Chamber along with his delegation.

The cooperation between the two chambers, Budget 2023-24, the current economic situation of the country and the problems of the business community were discussed in the meeting. It was emphasized that the government should include the suggestions of the business community in the budget.

In difficult economic conditions, policies should be formulated by taking the business community into confidence.

President ICCI said on this occasion that the business community is facing many difficulties in the current situation.

Cities like Islamabad and Lahore should...