ISLAMABAD:Business community across the country has expressed its confidence in the government’s Ease of Doing Business (EODB) policy and ongoing tax reforms.
All major Chambers of Commerce has expressed confidence in the government’s business-friendly policies and measures taken for EODB and agree for consultative process for the formulation of a strategy to increase tax revenue, said a press release issued by Ministry of Commerce here.
Presidents of the country’s major chambers of commerce met Prime Minister Imran Khan in Islamabad.
The meeting is part of a series initiated by the Ministry of Commerce to exchange ideas and raise awareness on government policies between government and business community.
The meeting was attended by the President of Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Mian Nasser Hyatt Magoo as well as Presidents and Vice Presidents of Chambers of Commerce of Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar/KPK, Quetta, Gujranwala, Sialkot, Faisalabad, Gujarat, Multan, Sargodha, Gwadar, Islamabad and Rawalpindi.
Federal Ministers for Energy Hamad Azhar, Federal Minister for Industries and Production, Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiar, Adviser on Commerce and Investment Abdul Razzaq Dawood, Special Assistant to Prime Minister Dr. Shahbaz Gill, Governor State Bank of Pakistan Dr. Raza Baqir and concerned officials attended the meeting.
Finance Minister for Finance and Revnue, Shaukat Fayyaz Tareen participated via video link.