Islamabad, August 20, 2021 (PPI-OT):Minister for Finance Shaukat Tarin has asked the traders to give positive recommendations for economic growth. Addressing the press conference in Karachi on Friday, he said the country can progress with collective efforts and contribution from the businessmen. The Minister said the government, traders and industrialists have to work together for the economic development of the country.

He said the Government has taken various steps to allay the reservations and fears of the traders’ community and that he will meet the traders of Karachi on quarterly basis. He said the international organizations are appreciating the economic growth of the country. Shaukat Tarin said government has collected the record of non-tax payers and steps are being taken for them.

He said the government charted out small, medium and long-term projects to reform the economy of the country. Earlier, addressing the businessmen and investors in Karachi this morning at Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry, he said formulation of policies to facilitate business community is among the priorities, as it will result in improving economy which is needed to attract investment.

He said special attention is being given on the improvement of fourteen areas including power sector, textile and energy. Shaukat Tarin said FBR has been asked not to harass businessmen while other means are being used to increase tax collection by collecting data through electricity bills and other channels.

Meanwhile, Minister for Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin says the economy of the country is heading in the right direction. Talking to the Governor Sindh Imran Ismail in Karachi today, he said the international organizations are acknowledging Pakistan’s economic development.

The Governor Sindh Imran Ismail, on the occasion, said the initiatives of Finance Ministry for protection of small and large scale businesses during the outbreak of COVID19 pandemic and Roshan Digital Accounts for overseas Pakistanis are commendable. He said the rise in foreign exchange reserves is an expression of confidence of overseas Pakistanis in the government’s economic policies.

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