Punjab Finance, Planning and Development Minister Tanvir Ashraf Kaira has said poor, salaried class and farmers will get relief in the coming budget for the fiscal year 2008-09, saying, "Our main focus would be to give target subsidy to the poor in the budget."
He told reporters on Friday that his government was committed to provide relief to people and that price control boards would do the job. "The government is working on war-footing to control the hike of food items, but we should also keep in view the increase in international oil price and food inflation," he said.
"All matters are being settled amicably in Punjab and there is no rift between coalition partners. The coming budget would be poor friendly budget and we would impose taxes on rich class and provide targeted subsidy to the poor. The law and order has improved in the Punjab and there is also a proposal to increase the police budget."