Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal has said that the federal budget for 2023-24 was presented in the National Assembly last week with the consent of Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah.
His statement came a day after Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman and Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari publicly criticized the government’s economic team, saying that the budget did not include flood victims. Funds have not been allocated for this.
Addressing a public gathering in Swat, the PPP chief said, “I have no doubt about the prime minister’s intentions, but his team members are not fulfilling their promises and the prime minister should be held accountable.”
He also warned that his party, which is a key ally of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N)-led coalition government at the Centre, would not vote for the budget in Parliament without allocating funds for the rehabilitation of flood victims. can give
Responding to Bilawal’s warning in a conversation earlier today, the Planning Minister said objections to the PPP-backed Sindh Chief Minister’s budget were cleared by the economic team.
He questioned why the budget was approved by consensus in the National Economic Council (NEC) meeting.
He said that the federal cabinet also approved the budget.
Iqbal said that some funds were also increased in the budget on the demand of Chief Minister Murad and added that most of the funds of 80 billion rupees were given to Sindh for the flood victims.
Under the leadership of Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, the Planning Minister said that all decisions are being made with the consensus of all allies.
He said that the input of all allies has been included in the preparation of the budget.
Finance Minister Dar unveiled a budget of 14.5 trillion rupees (about $50.5 billion) on June 9, more than half of which was earmarked for 7.3 trillion rupees in debt, raising various stakes about the future of the economy. Holders’ concerns grew.
