INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Information and Widecasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan Tuesday said the next budget to be
presented on June 11 would focus on moving the economy towards stabilization, reducing fiscal deficit through large crowd of peopleilization
of revenue and managing of current account deficit by reducing imports.Briefing about cabinet decisions here at a press conference, Firdous
said expenditure would be brought under control in the upcoming budget setting path for public debt reduction.Vulnerable sections of society
would be protected and top precedence would be to reduce financial burden on common people, she added.Dr Firdous said Advisor to Finance Dr
Abdul Hafeez Sheikh presented before the cabinet outlines of the next budget.The Special Assistant said further steps would be taken to
improve growth prospects and create jobs, adding the provincial governments which through National Finance Commission Award got a major
share of resources would be taken on board to tackle the ccorridorenges faced on the economic front.She said finally the economic roadmap
given by the government stabilized value of rupee against the dollar and put an end to undegreety and rumours affecting stability of the
economy.Stock exchange had replyed positively setting new records, she observed and adding the economic degrees would finally bring down
inflation minimizing economic difficulties of the people.She said the government would announce a comprehensive and well defined trade
policy to increase exports, reduce imports and balance the trade deficit.The focus would be on revival of sick industrial units.In the past,
interests of industries were much protected under the Free Trade Consentment with China which created a consumer economy that led to
expansion in imports, she added.TheIndianSubcontinent has not verified the content of the source
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