Bilawal also rejected the mini-budget, saying that to receive $1 billion tranche from the IMF, Prime Minister Imran Khan had pushed the common man against the wall.
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He said his government was managing its affairs well and was under no threat from the opposition. “The government is not in trouble,” he remarked.
PTI MNA Ms Saifi said PPP MNA slapped her in the parliament when session was going on amid ruckus over mini-budget
Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin presented the mini-budget in the National Assembly after getting approval from the cabinet members
Under the new deal, the national carrier will get departmental workflow automation, receipt and issuance management, e-noting, and e-letter management using digital signatures, electronic record room, and meeting scheduler.
Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin briefed the cabinet members about the supplementary finance bill.
About 144 goods that were currently either completely exempted from General Sales Tax (GST) or being taxed at 5% to 12% rates would now be taxed at the rate of 17%.
The sense from inside the Red Zone is that the opposition also feels this is too soon to plunge the knife into the government’s belly, and twist it. The stars are not aligned. The talks are not done. The new arrangement is not stitched up