Shehbaz Slams Govts Apathy For Poor In The Budget 2020-2021
PMLN President and National Assembly Opposition Leader Shehbaz Sharif has condemned the total absence of relief and reduction of subsidies for the poor in the 2020-2021 budget.
In a statement, Shehbaz said the budget numbers show that the government has surrendered to the new coronavirus and left the nation at the mercy of the pandemic. From its confused anti-lockdown policy to an ineffective lockdown the government failed to contain the spread of the coronavirus, he said.
“Not a single rupee has been allocated for the covid19 stricken daily-wagers and instead slashed the budget for the support of the labourers by Rs 75 billion. The Rs 10 billion allocated for subsidy for electricity tariffs for the poor has been eliminate by the government. The subsidy for utility stores has also been eliminated. The government has National Disaster Management Authority’s budget from Rs 25 billion to Rs 5 billion ahead of the flood season. The government has billions for subsidy and tax breaks for the rich but has nothing for the poor”, he said.
