ISLAMABAD:Chairman Reforms Commission Ashfaq Toola on Friday welcomed the government’s budget scheme for salaried and pensioner groups.
Talking to a private television channel, he said that the finance team has prepared a suitable budget for providing handsome relief to employees of lower and higher grades.
Despite the tough economic condition in Pakistan, he said that the incumbent government has presented an employees-friendly budget.
The people of the low-income group were suffering a lot from high inflation that has been reported across the world after COVID-19, he said.
He further stated that people belonging to all segments of society would enjoy relief in this budget.
Welcoming the budget speech, Economic expert Dr Khaqan Najeeb said, “It is a good step of the government for promoting SMEs and the agriculture sector.”
Ex-Finance Minister Miftah Ismail said that there was a need to lessen the burden on the poor masses. He said that labor and poor groups of people must have better health facilities in Pakistan.
In reply to a question about IMF, he said that the government has become successful after fulfilling maximum IMF demands through this budget.