ISLAMABAD – The Financial Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cupboard on Wednesday has authorised that excellent wharfage of Rs1.696 billion on import of LNG by Pakistan State Oil (PSO) shall be paid in 10 equal installments with out curiosity over a interval of subsequent ten years.
The ECC below the chair of Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance and Income Abdul Hafeez Shaikh has thought of the abstract of Ministry of Maritime Affairs concerning restoration of excellent wharfage of Rs1.696 billion on import of LNG by PSO. The ECC has additionally determined that in January 2023, a committee will evaluation the circumstances and counsel any chance for early compensation of the remaining sum. The choice was taken on the suggestions of the committee constituted below the chairmanship of Minister for Financial Affairs.
The ECC has additionally authorised technical supplementary grant of Rs4.152 billion for Federal Board of Income (FBR) to fulfill expenditures of head workplace and area formations. FBR and its area formation are dealing with acute scarcity of funds below the necessary head of accounts which can’t be shifted to the subsequent monetary 12 months 2020-21. Furthermore, FBR and its filed formations have been incurring expenditure below varied heads on each day foundation for the achievement of Disbursement Linked Indicators (DLIs) below Pakistan Raises Income Program, leading to additional deterioration of the monetary constraints.
The ECC whereas approving the supplementary grant has additionally directed FBR Chairperson to offer an in depth briefing on the initiative to the ECC within the subsequent assembly. The ECC authorised the Technical supplementary Grant of Rs44.447 million for Islamabad Capital territory to execute “National Program for improvement of Watercourses phase ii in ICT, Productivity Enhancement of wheat, Prime Minister’s Initiative for save the calf, calf feedlot fattening in Pakistan and development of backyard poultry in ICT”. Ministry of Nationwide Meals safety and analysis had surrendered the quantity in favor of ICT Administration.
The Ministry of Abroad Pakistanis & Human Useful resource Growth introduced a report of the Activity Pressure on Abroad Employment and Welfare of Abroad Pakistanis. ECC in its earlier choice of 19th Feb 2019 had constituted an inter-ministerial activity drive below the chairmanship of Particular Assistant to the Prime Minister on Abroad Pakistanis and Human Useful resource Growth to look into the problems of abroad employment for Pakistani manpower and make suggestions in session with related stakeholders. Particular Assistant to the Prime Minister for Abroad Pakistanis and Human useful resource growth, Mr. Zulfi Bukhari gave a presentation on varied necessary points and the measures taken concerning: Identification of trades and ability units in demand so as to meet the necessities of worldwide job market , growth of a centralized TVET certification and verification system and enhancing regulatory mechanism for curbing sub-standard certifications and serving to provincial TEVTAs in growing their ability growth capacities, growing mechanism for sharing information amongst NAVTTC and BE&OE/OEC on employment alternatives and obtainable abilities, environment friendly provision of E-Passport, NICOP, POC to abroad Pakistanis, problems with abroad Pakistani Faculties and growing a Nationwide Emigration and Welfare Coverage for Abroad Pakistanis.
The Chair appreciated totally different measures taken by the Committee and additional directed the Committee to come back to the ECC discussion board, a month after the funds, and temporary on the general progress made on the measures taken by the Committee for the welfare of abroad Pakistanis.