Proposals sought for targeted subsidy
Food items being sold at subsidised rates, says DCO. PHOTO: APP
Minister for Finance and Revenue Miftah Ismail on Thursday directed the ministries concerned to work out proposals for the targeted subsidy as per vision of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to support the lower strata of society.
The minister expressed the resolve to provide maximum relief to the people from the continuously rising prices, especially to the poor.
Presiding over a meeting on the PM relief package through the Utility Stores Corporation (USC), the finance minister stressed that the government aimed to minimise the burden of rising prices on the lower segment of society.
Federal Minister for Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety Shazia Marri, Federal Minister for Industries and Production Syed Murtaza Mahmud, secretary finance, secretary industries and others attended the meeting.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 24th, 2022.
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