- Committee of seven review performance of austerity plan to save Rs 200 billion annually
ISLAMABAD: federal government set up a commission to monitor the implementation of austerity measures unveiled by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif with aim to cut government spending.
Zest of the government’s austerity is the conclusion of salaries and benefits of V prime ministerministers special assistants and advisers, and with 15% reduction in expenses of All government departments.
Committee, announced on Sunday in press statement from prime ministers office including Finance Minister Ishak Dar, Minister for Education Rana Tanveer Hussain, Minister of Information Syed Amenul Haq, Minister of Justice Azam Nazir Tarrar, Minister of Food Security Tariq Bashir Cheema, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Kashmir and Gilgit Affairs Baltistan Qamar Zaman Kaira and Minister of State for Power Division Hashim Notezai.
The Committee will review implementation of V decisions taken during a federal cabinet meeting of February 22, the post says.
Chief Accountant of each ministry, division, and department will submit recommendations to the committee by February 27th. on implementation of these decisions.
On Wednesday Prime Minister Shahbaz announced Abroad range of measures aimed at tightening governments belt but warned people bind for more price increase due to stringent conditions imposed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
prime minister I spoke with media himself unveiled the austerity measures approved by the federal cabinet and expressed the hope that government could take the masses out of V current economic crisis.
“Will more inflation in countries,” he said. However, he added What government took steps to alleviate suffering of the poor, continuing various subsidies for their.
Austerity measures
Opening decisions of federal cabinet, Shehbaz detailed an ambitious federal austerity plan government level to save 200 billion rupees annually through cost reduction. He stressed that austerity measures would have far-reaching results. results.
Measures announced through prime minister include:
- All members of the federal cabinet, councillors, and special assistants will not receive salaries and other privileges; • All participants of the cabinet will pay utility bills from its own funds and return all the luxury vehicles which will be put up for auction;
- Cabinet members will use economy class during their visits abroad while their support staff will not be allowed to accompany them; • Cabinet members will not remain in five-star hotels during foreign visits;
- All government departments, departments, subordinate institutions and other subjects of the federal government cut them down current expenses by 15%; • Purchase of luxurious vehicles will be banned; • Senior federal government officers using official vehicles in addition to using the monetization scheme, will return all such vehicles, while any officer violating this decision will continue against;
- Additional security vehicles for Cabinet members would be recalled, and a committee led by minister will decide the issue in happening of any threats; • Travel and daily allowance (TA & DA) of officials will reduced using modern telecommunications like holding Zoom-conferences to save costs; • All public Frame in V city centers will be sold;
- Officer cannot be assigned more how one the plot and excess plots must be withdrawn; • No new department will be created in federal government and no new division will be created in any province;
- government offices will be open at 7:30 in morning to save electricity in summer; • Energy-saving devices will be installed at the facilities. government offices; • Under austerity policy, only tea and biscuits will be provided in places like Prime Minister’s House; and all government functions will have one dish.
