Prime Minister Imran Khan announced 900 billion relief packages, beside the reducing petroleum products prices while talking with media to nip the economic condition in corona virus pandemic.
Key Points
- Petroleum products prices reduction Rs. 15
- Tax Refunds for Exporters up to 100 Billion Rupees
- Daily wages workers 200 Billion Package
- Deferred Interest Payments for SME and Agricultural Sector package 100 Billion
- Low markup Loans for Businesses
- 150 Billion Rupees package for needy peoples.
- Deferment of Interest for Exporters
- Utility Stores funding 50 Billion, Package
- Empower former Wheat Procurement of 280 Billion
- Rs. 15 off petrol, diesel and kerosene oil.
- Medical equipment procurement 50 Billion for Medical Stuff
- Sale Tax reduction on Food Items
- Unexpected crisis package of 100 Billion
- Medical objects for Corona virus pandemic 25 Billion for kits, ventilators
PM Imran khan announced petroleum prices reduction on Petrol, Kerosene and diesel after the reduction in prices petrol price will be 96.60 rupees per litter, diesel 107.25 and kerosene 77.45 rupees per litter.
In lockdown conditions, industries are starving to entertain the industrialist PM Imran khan announced 100 billion rupees tax refunds to cap the financial issues.
Daily wages labors are suffering due to lockdown, PM announced 200 billion rupees for labor class.
Imran khan said ,we are more familiar with problems of poor families a 150 billion rupees are allocated for them and will be given within 04 months with amount of 3000/month.
He said govt is going to reduce the tax rates on the essential use food items especially on chickpeas and other stuffs, 50 billion rupees will be granted to the utility stores to provide the low cost daily consumables.
Govt will collect the utility bills with in three months from the consumers who have less than 300 units /month usage and gas bill amounted 2000 rupees.
He said we are also increasing the number of shelter homes and 280 billion rupees for wheat purchase from the formers, as the wheat harvesting season is ahead, govt will empower the formers by purchasing the wheat on time.
25 billion rupees would be used for procurement's of ventilator’s and diagnostics kits of corona virus All these stuffs will be given to National Disaster Management authority (NDMA) and 50 billion rupees for other medical stuff for medical staff.
Imran Khan said my stance on Curfew implementation is insane at this stage we are working on strategy if the condition’s goes worsen then we can apply the curfew condition in current conditions we cannot provide the foods in slum areas.
Pakistan government is aggregating a force of volunteer’s who will deliver the food essentials in those areas.
18th amendment empowers the provinces for their own decisions, as Sindh has implemented a complete lockdown in the province, he said govt is monitoring the situation very closely and they preparing and arranging the para medicals staff and medical emergency use stuff like ventilators
