国际英语资讯:Pakistani govt presents budget for FY21 amid COVID-triggered economic woes
<p><span word="ISLAMABAD">ISLAMABAD</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 12-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Pakistani">Pakistani</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="unveiled">unveiled</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="budget">budget</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fiscal">fiscal</span> 2020-21 <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="slowdown">slowdown</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span> <span word="triggered">triggered</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ongoing">ongoing</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span>.</p><p><span word="Federal">Federal</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Industries">Industries</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Production">Production</span>, <span word="Hammad">Hammad</span> <span word="Azhar">Azhar</span>, <span word="presented">presented</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="budget">budget</span> <span word="of">of</span> 7,294.9 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="rupees">rupees</span> (<span word="about">about</span> 44.17 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>) <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="upcoming">upcoming</span> <span word="fiscal">fiscal</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="July">July</span> 2020 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="June">June</span> 2021 <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="approval">approval</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cabinet">cabinet</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="has">has</span> <span word="seriously">seriously</span> <span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="economies">economies</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Pakistan">Pakistan</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="sector">sector</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="implications">implications</span>.</p><p><span word="Economic">Economic</span> <span word="activity">activity</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="slowed">slowed</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lockdown">lockdown</span> <span word="imposed">imposed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="virus">virus</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="activity">activity</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="negative">negative</span> <span word="impact">impact</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="GDP">GDP</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="investment">investment</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="No">No</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="imposed">imposed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="budget">budget</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enhance">enhance</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="net">net</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="taxes">taxes</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="levying">levying</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="taxes">taxes</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="taxpayers">taxpayers</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="budget">budget</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="eyed">eyed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="fiscal">fiscal</span> <span word="management">management</span>, <span word="revenue">revenue</span> <span word="mobilization">mobilization</span>, <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="stabilization">stabilization</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="growth">growth</span>, <span word="reduction">reduction</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="development">development</span> <span word="expenditures">expenditures</span>, <span word="boosting">boosting</span> <span word="exports">exports</span>, <span word="job">job</span> <span word="creation">creation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="friendly">friendly</span> <span word="policies">policies</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="socioeconomic">socioeconomic</span> <span word="prosperity">prosperity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="of">of</span> 1.3 <span word="trillion">trillion</span> <span word="rupees">rupees</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="allocated">allocated</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="expenditures">expenditures</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="forthcoming">forthcoming</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="Azhar">Azhar</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
页:
[1]