Tarin directs USC to ensure availability of essential items at affordable prices
Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin has directed the Utility Stores Corporation to ensure availability of essential items at affordable prices to facilitate the common people.
He was chairing meeting of the National Price Monitoring Committee in Islamabad today (Tuesday).
The Ministry of National Food Security and Research also reaffirmed its resolve to build reserves of essential food items in partnership with provinces.
Competition Commission of Pakistan briefed the chair on strict action being taken against profiteers in poultry market and the resultant decline in the price of chicken in the country.
Tarin expresses resolve to take GDP growth rate to 6-7pc in 2 years
June 2, 2021
Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin has expressed the resolve to take the gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate to 6-7 percent in a couple of years to make the country a regionally competitive economy.
The finance minister said this while chairing the second meeting of the Economic Advisor Council (EAC) on Tuesday.
He welcomed the participants and highlighted the objective of the formation of EAC, which is the promotion of evidence-based policy formation and reforms with the effective consultation and feedback from all important stakeholders. He said that the ultimate goal of these consultative meetings is to spur growth and take it to around 6-7 percent in two years to make Pakistan a regionally competitive economy.
ISLAMABAD: Active actions of the Competition Commission of Pakistan against unfair practices in the markets will bring maximum relief to the common man, finance minister said on Tuesday.Minister.