PM Shehbaz Sharif orders to give relief to masses in Punjab budget

ISLAMABAD (92 News) - Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif presided over a meeting of the Punjab budget 2023-24 at Model Town on Monday.

Caretaker Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi and chief secretary attended the meeting. The Punjab Finance secretary and the authorities concerned briefed the prime minister about features of the provincial budget.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif directed the Punjab caretaker chief minister to provide a relief to the masses.

Meanwhile in a tweet, he said: "While experts are analysing the various facets of Budget 2023-24, I consider it important to highlight the special emphasis the government has placed on the growth-inducing sectors in the budget. The measures for the uplifting of information technology, agriculture, solarisation, youth development and other sectors were proposed after thorough deliberations. They are aimed at incentivizing innovation and entrepreneurship of our talented youth and boosting productivity of agriculture and attracting investment in the agro-industry.

"At the same time, the government is working on a solarisation initiative to replace the costlier sources of power generation by harnessing the vast solar power. Affordable energy is key to economic growth and the provision of relief to the people. The procurement of crude oil from Russia is also part of the energy security plan.

"The point I am making is that despite constraints imposed by domestic and global circumstances, Budget 2023-24 promises to turn things around and has outlined a clear path for this purpose.

Achieving economic self-sufficiency remains the overarching goal where the economy is insulated from the external turbulence and shocks."