Tag: low income
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Pakistan did not consult IMF regarding discounted petrol for low-income people: Esther Perez
According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Pakistan’s government did not seek advice from the multilateral lender regarding the discounted petrol for the low-income group. The government’s plan to increase fuel costs for more affluent drivers to pay for a subsidy for those with lower incomes, according to Esther Perez, the IMF’s resident representative for…
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Govt announces Rs3 billion subsidy to provide ghee at discounted rate
The Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb announced on Monday that the government would provide a Rs3 billion subsidy to lower the price of ghee to assist the masses. She told a press conference that the market price of ghee is currently Rs550 per kg, but it is being sold at Rs300 per kg…
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Labourers demand increase in monthly wages, pensions
On May 15, the provincial president of the Muttahida Labour Federation (MLF) in Peshawar, Muhammad Iqbal stated that the current price hikes had made life difficult for poor workers but the government had remained silent. He remarked that the provincial and federal governments should enhance monthly wages and the Employees’ Old-Age Benefit Institution pension in…