Prime Minister orders cut in expenditures: Rs 200 billion to be mobilised, says Kaira

Minister for Information and Broadcasting Qamar Zaman Kaira on Tuesday said the Prime Minister has already given instructions to the authorities concerned to mobilise over Rs 200 billion through cut in development and non-development expenditure.
Talking to newsmen here, Kaira said the provinces have also been asked to do the same and both the federal and provincial governments are sharing the expenditure being incurred on disbursement of the initial compensation of Rs 20,000 per flood affected family.
He said it is not the question of donors telling us to mobilise internal resources, as the government was aware of the need to generate more revenues to meet the challenge caused by floods. He said the proposition of levying one-time levy can also help tackle the problem.
The minister said the compensation amount would be distributed transparently and justly among the provinces. He made it clear that the distribution of assistance would be proportionate to the damages incurred by the provinces and no other formula would be applied for the purpose.