New Year to be worst for public if mini-budget approved: Shehbaz
Pakistan
Majority of public has lost confidence in incumbent government: Shehbaz
LAHORE (Dunya News) – President of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Mian Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday said that New Year will be a worst year for public in terms of inflation if mini-budget approved.
Opposition Leader of National Assembly, while criticizing the government, said that government wants to use parliament as rubber stamp in order to meet conditions of International Monetary Fund (IMF). He added that majority of public has lost hope in incumbent government.
PML-N president said that government has hike price of petrol by Rs39 in a year while prices of medicines has seen a continuous increase in last three years.
It merits mention that federal government has announced to present mini budget on Wednesday in the National Assembly.
Speaking exclusively in Dunya News program “Dunya Kamran Khan Kay Sath”, he said Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry said that the mini budget will be presented in the National Assembly on Wednesday.
He said that the government is in talks with the IMF to secure loan, adding that the conditions of the international lender will be clear.
