Senator Anusha Rahman Ahmad expressed her opposition to electricity subsidies altogether
ISLAMABAD - The Senate Standing Committee on Finance was informed on Wednesday that the Ministry of Finance is considering a proposal to restrict the electricity subsidy to only those beneficiaries of the Benazir Income Support Programme .
During the meeting, chaired by Senator Saleem Mandiwalla, officials briefed the committee on the current electricity subsidy system for consumers. They explained that the Ministry of Finance, along with the Power Division and other relevant authorities, is working on this proposed change. Senator Anusha Rahman Ahmad expressed her opposition to electricity subsidies altogether, stating that providing such support creates a dependency and could make beneficiaries “beggars.” Industry representatives from Karachi, present at the meeting, raised concerns about perceived discrimination in the distribution of electricity subsidies.Azerbaijan-Pakistan business forum signs MoU worth $2.5m to bolster tradeDisclosures of corruption and irregularities against the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government Foreign investors will be able to get the same privileges as green card holders with the gold card, the news agency saidPTI founder has said he will write a letter to the Chief Justice, Salman Akram Raja
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