Prime Minister Imran Khan Sunday met a delegation of the business community to get their feedback on the country’s economic condition and government’s policies. The delegation comprised renowned businessmen and representatives of pharmaceutical, textile, automobiles, footwear and other industries. Advisor to PM on Commerce Abdul Razak Dawood, Finance Advisor Abdul Hafeez Sheikh, State Bank governor, Federal Board of Revenue Chairman and other senior officials attended the meeting. The prime minister’s interaction with the business community is in continuation of his regular feature to get their input on government’s policies and prevailing economic situation. During the interaction, the prime minister said the government wants to build a strong partnership with the business sector to enable it play a major role in country’s economic progress. He said the government is specially focusing on the construction of special economic zones to provide the business community a conducive environment and all required facilities. The delegation put forward their suggestions for uplift of various economic sectors. Separately, Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance Abdul Hafeez Sheikh chaired a meeting to review the budget proposals. On the occasion, FBR Chairman Shabbar Zaidi gave a presentation about the budget proposals for the 2019-2020 and proposed various steps to expand the tax base and increase revenues, said a press statement issued.
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