ISLAMABAD – Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Shaukat Tarin on Sunday said that sustainable and inclusive economic growth is the key to strong and vibrant Pakistan, which can open the door for development and prosperity in the country.
“Priority of the government is to increase the country’s exports by adopting an integrated policy, through giving incentives to the productive sectors including textiles, agriculture, industries, manufacturing sector, including information technology for providing competitiveness to these sectors to compete in the international market” he said.
Addressing a webinar titled, “Budget 2020: Balancing Stability and Growth” organized by Institute of Policy Reforms, the minister said the government had already constituted an Economic Advisory Council (EAC) to evolve development strategies with the help of experts to ensure sustainable growth of about 12 different sectors.
He said that the Economic Advisory Council (EAD) in leadership of Adviser to Prime Minister on Institutional Reforms and Austerity, Dr Ishrat Hussain would give his findings to the government within a week for achieve the agenda of sustainable growth in the country.
