Finance Minister Mujtaba Shuja-ur-Rehman of Lahore presented a tax-free Punjab Budget of Rs. 5,446 billion amidst uproar from the opposition. The budget includes free solar systems for households operating up to 100 units of electricity, the relaunch of the laptop scheme, knowledge schools, easy loans for farmers and other individuals, and an announcement of salary and pension increases for federal government employees.
During the budget presentation. The opposition rejected the budget and announced a shadow budget. Opposition members protested vehemently during the budget speech. Opposition leader Maryam Nawaz was present, tearing up documents in the assembly. Amidst the protests, opposition members and two ministers engaged in heated arguments. Provincial Minister Sahib Bhat and MPA Ghazali Salim Butt prevented the opposition from coming towards the government benches. The government’s ally, the Pakistan People’s Party. Symbolically participated due to reservations over. The lack of consultation on the budget.
At the request of the PML-N
At the request of the PML-N, two members were sent to the assembly for symbolic participation in the parliamentary party under the chairmanship of parliamentary leader Ali Hyder Gilani. The session of the Punjab Assembly under the chairmanship of Speaker Malik Muhammad Ahmed Khan started with a delay of one hour and thirty-eight minutes. Earlier, under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz. The Punjab cabinet held a meeting to approve the new year’s budget. Maryam Nawaz signed the budget documents and announced that the government had not imposed any new taxes on the public. She also stated that revenues would increase through existing means. The government will establish safe cities across Punjab, installing surveillance cameras in all cities. Additionally, the government plans to allocate funds to build houses up to five marlas under the “My Roof, My Home” program.
DC appointments will ensure efficiency,
DC appointments will ensure efficiency, and continuous monitoring is underway. A single department will establish irrigation water provision in Punjab. Savings from wheat procurement will fund agricultural initiatives. Southern Punjab farmers will receive special emphasis. Rural health centers, previously neglected, are being revitalized for the first time. Free medicines are making the public happy in hospitals and homes. Nawaz Sharif appreciates our hard work and says Allah has taken our hand.
Finance Minister Mujtaba Shuja-ur-Rehman presented the budget in the Punjab Assembly, stating that. Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has set another record by reducing. The bread, flour, and ghee prices within the shortest 100 days. He emphasized the free provision of medicines in emergency and hospital OPDs, proving that Khadim-e-Aala’s era has yet to return. Still, Shahbaz Speed has now become. Punjab Speed Digital through this budget. We will further accelerate the journey of relief. The people and development in business. The developmental funding for the upcoming fiscal year is the largest in Punjab’s history, with 100% cash coverage available. They are reducing government size and expenses and increasing the burden on poor citizens without increasing provincial revenues.
Chief Minister Roshan Gharana
Chief Minister Roshan Gharana has implemented a program that relieves troubled people from expensive electricity. And bills through solar systems at home, free to families utilizing up to 100 units of electricity. Through this initiative, they provide funding to make houses available to every poor person for 10 billion rupees. Next fiscal year, we are also launching a significant project. To revitalize and rebuild existing sports facilities. In all provincial constituencies.
