Islamabad, October 06, 2022 (PPI-OT):Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar chaired a meeting with a delegation of exporters on regionally competitive energy tariff 2022-23 at Finance Division, today. Federal Minister for Commerce Syed Naveed Qamar, Federal Minister for Power Mr. Khurram Dastgir Khan, Mr. Mohammad Zubair Motiwala, Mr. Gohar Ejaz, Mr. Asif Aijaz and others attended the meeting.
The delegation apprised the Finance Minister about the issue being faced by their industry specifically related to the electricity tariff and sought support of the Finance Minister to resolve their issue. The Finance Minister acknowledged the contribution of export industry in economic growth of the country and assured the delegation of full support and cooperation of the present government.
He said that the present government is providing friendly environment and maximum facilitation to the export oriented industry for ease of doing business. Moreover, the Finance Minister after discussion with the businessmen announced fixed power tariff at Rs. 19.99/ KWH for the rest of the current year for the export industry. The delegation thanked the Finance Minister for providing support and addressing their issue.
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