LAHORE: Provincial Finance Minister Mohsin Leghari said the refusal to sign the loan agreement with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for the construction of the Greater Thal Canal is injustice not only to Punjab but also to the population of Pakistan. Availability of water for the irrigation of the farm lands is critical to meet … Read more
LAHORE: The issue of gas supply cut off to export oriented units in Punjab will be addressed with the federal government at all appropriate levels, an official said. Punjab Finance Minister, Hashim Jawan Bakht has assured the All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (Aptma) of pursuing the issue of non-supply of gas for export oriented units … Read more
LAHORE: Punjab Finance Minister Makhdoom Hashim Javan Bakht has assured the Textile Mills Association that the problem of gas shortage would be taken up with the federal government and the issue would be brought to a logical conclusion soon. He expressed these views while talking to a delegation of the association at his camp office, … Read more
Punjab Finance Minister Hashim Jawan Bakht said that the Punjab government has achieved tax targets in the budget. While talking in BOL News Program National Debate, the provincial minister said that GDP has risen to 4% due to government measures. Hashim Jawan Bakht said that the government can create jobs to some extent adding that the … Read more
Punjab Finance Minister Hashim Jawan Bakhat Tuesday said that country was passing through a critical period following the covid-19 pandemic and the provincial government given the best budget in the current scenario by focusing towards the areas hit by the corona virus and protecting the economy and vulnerable groups. The Punjab government did not compromise … Read more
Punjab Finance Minister Hashim Jawan Bakht said that before COVID-19 pandemic the pace of development projects was satisfactory, development expenditures and revenue collection was balanced, huge investment was being made on health, education, industry, social protection and infrastructure development. The minister chairing the 3rd meeting of resource mobilization committee meeting of budget 2020-21 said that … Read more
Punjab Finance Minister Hashim Jawan Bakhat Tuesday announced that the Punjab Annual Development Plan (ADP) for 2020-21 will be Rs 350 billion which will gradually increased in future years. Addressing a Pre-Budget Public Private Partnership Dialogue organized by Punjab Board of Investment and Trade (PBIT), he assured that the private sector issue of issuance of … Read more
Punjab Finance Minister on Monday said that the province will be on almost Rs 250 billion budget surpluses if it able to meet its revenue generation targets while the government had paid of Rs 56 billion debt it owed from previous government in shape of contractors’ bills payments. Addressing an interactive session with Lahore Economic … Read more
Punjab has collected Rs 77 billion with registering a 44 percent of growth in the first quarter of the ongoing fiscal year as compared to the corresponding period of last year by the federal government to get share in federal divisible pool of resources. This was disclosed in the first quarter review meeting of the … Read more
