People lauds pro-people budget 2021-22

People of different walks of life have lauded the federal government for presenting a pro-people budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021-22.

Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf’s (PTI) member KP Assembly Nazir Abbasi Friday termed federal government fiscal budget 2021-22 masses friendly as no new tax was imposed in the budget.

The MPA further said that in the wake of COVID-19 it was the best possible budget presented by the PTI government where besides other in the fiscal budget 2021-22 government has announced that the Public Sector Development Programme will be increased from Rs. 630 billion to Rs. 900 billion to counter the adverse impact of the coronavirus pandemic. He said that the announcement of the federal government’s initiative to earmark $1.1bn to procure coronavirus vaccines, adding that the government aimed to vaccinate 100million people by July 2022 would benefit masses to fight against the COVID-19.

Responding on Federal Budget citizens of the federal capital said government presented peoples’ friendly budget in which no new tax was imposed.

Haider Khan, a resident of Sector G-7/1 said the new budget was focused on problems faced by common man, adding that the federal budget would help boost trade activities in the country. Fayyaz Malik, another resident of Sector G-6/3 said the new budget would help overcome price hike.

The government has announced various new public welfare schemes in the current budget for providing facilities to the people, Faizan a resident of G-8 Sector said. He said that the government has allocated a huge amount for the improvements in health sector amid COVID-19 pandemic and to improve healthcare facilities for masses.

The government has fulfilling its initiative of constructing five million houses to people of low income groups
through announcing interest of Rs 5,00,000 for each willing to avail the facility.