| Is the new budget people-friendly? |
Federal Minister for Finance & Privatization Naveed Qamar has presented Federal Budget 2008-09.
Some new taxes have been imposed while a few abolished, keeping in view economic and industrial development of the country.
Needs of people in terms of spiraling prices of food items have been kept in view.
Salaries of government employees have been raised by 20 percent while the minimum wage has been increased to Rs6,000 from Rs4,600.
There will be a ban on government office purchasing luxury items.
Minimum taxable salary limit has been raised to Rs 180,000.
Benazir Cards proposed to be issued to help the poor.
Deserving families to be provided food supplies through National Identity Cards.
Basic needs of the people to be kept in view.
Employment of women to get special attention; government will extend full cooperation for their welfare and development.
Are you satisfied with the budget proposals? Does this budget qualify to be called people-friendly? To what extent the Benazir cards will provide relief to the poor? Is the raise proposed in the salaries of government employees enough? |
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| Rather unusually this year, there has been only limited conjecture and discussion on the likely contents of the budget. Although the state of the country’s economy is a crucial issue, the looming issues of judicial restoration and now the head-to-head confrontation that is underway between the presidency and the government have muffled the matter of the budget and its contents. |
| Syed Fareed Hussain [Karachi] |
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| Basically what I want to say that It is a good budget as comapre to previous budgets and present resources. Firstly I think it is a brave step to increase salary from Rs.4600 to 6000 as Prime Minter has already announced and secondly subsidises on the agriculture fertilizer and 20% increase in the pesions and govt employes salary. I would like to say that they should to increase the rate of agriculture commidities as their international rates are, then the smuggle of those commodities will be stop to Afganistan. It was better way to increase the price of agiculture commodities then the fertilizer subsidy. |
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| The budget cannot be called people-friendly as no relief has been given to common man for providing him atta, oil, pulses and other essentials on lower prices. |
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Increase in government employees' salaries and pension is a good step, keeping in view the rising prices of essential commodities.Increase in subsidy on DAP fertilizer should help increase agricultural production of the country.
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