Miller released a statement Monday saying the Pentagon's coordination efforts with the transition team "already surpass those of recent administrations with over three weeks to go."
Jhagra in a series of tweets on Tuesday highlighted several issues faced by his province government and the government at large and was of the view that there is a need to “control unnecessary growth in the size of government.”
This proposed amendment would be detrimental for the engineering service sector specially in the current scenario of Covid-19 where it will be difficult for many companies to survive.
As per details, the total outlay of the budget is estimated at Rs410 billion, under which it is proposed to allocate Rs305 billion for non-development expenditure and Rs105 billion for development budget.
"It's budget day, at a difficult time, in the age of Coronavirus," said Jhagra in a tweet prior to budget session. "A budget in a year of challenges, where our resilience as a people will see us through," he added.
Amid the spread of coronavirus, the rules and regulations of the Sindh Assembly were changed, after which members will be able to attend the meeting online from their homes.
The views were made during the Post Budget Conference held under the auspices of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan. Various economists commented on the budget for the next financial year on video links.
The health and education sectors have been included as top priorities of the government in the budget. It has been proposed to allocate Rs123bn for the primary healthcare sector which is an increase of 13 percent over the current financial year.
He said proper collection of taxes was necessary to run the country. The federal government had earmarked Rs13billion for three big hospitals of Karachi.
He said due to coronavirus even giving this relief was a big achievement.
He said the government had allocated maximum funds for development projects which depicted that PTI leadership was sincere for national progress and prosperity.
He lauded the government for allocating maximum funds for education, agriculture, livesto
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To a query regarding tax refunds, Shaikh said the finance ministry was looking to enhance refunds from Rs5 million to Rs50 million depending on the fiscal space available.
“The GDP growth for 2020-21 is targeted at 2.3 percent with contributions from agriculture (2.9 percent), industry (0.1 percent) and services (2.8 percent).”