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Government Seeks PPP's Support for Budget Passage Amid Criticisms

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The federal government has reportedly approached the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) to secure its support for the passage of the budget for the fiscal year 2025-26. According to insiders, a senior government official reached out to the PPP, assuring the party that its reservations regarding the budget would be addressed. However, the PPP has not committed to supporting the budget, stating that it will deliberate on the matter once its leadership returns to the country. The party's leadership has expressed concerns that the budget is biased towards the elite class and has nothing to offer to the poor.

Key Takeaways:

  • The federal government has sought the support of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) for the passage of the budget for FY 2025-26.
  • The PPP has not committed to supporting the budget, citing its reservations and the need to deliberate on the matter once its leadership returns to the country.
  • The party's leadership has criticized the budget, terming it a budget of the elite class and expressing concerns that it has nothing to offer to the poor.
  • Chaudhry Manzoor Ahmed, the PPP Punjab leader, has vowed to launch countrywide protests against the budget before its passage in the assembly.
  • PPP leader Syeda Nafisa Shah has presented the party's positive suggestions and positions on the budget to the government, including the need for a tax on smoking and measures to prevent tax evasion of Rs300 billion on illegally smuggled cigarettes.
  • Syeda Nafisa Shah has emphasized the importance of supporting the PPP's stance on the issue of canal water, which is related to Sindh's interests and the MQM's concerns.

Statistics:

  • No specific statistics are mentioned in the article.
  • However, it is worth noting that the party's leader, Chaudhry Manzoor Ahmed, has stated that the budget caters to the interests of the rich and has nothing to offer to the poor.

Sources:

  • Insiders in the PML-N, as quoted in the article.
  • Sources within the PPP, as quoted in the article.
  • Pakistan People's Party Punjab leader Chaudhry Manzoor Ahmed, quoted in the article.
  • PPP leader Syeda Nafisa Shah, quoted in the article.

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