Staff Reporter
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah addressing the PPP parliamentary party meeting here at CM House announced that he would present annual budget for next financial year on Wednesday (June 17).
The party meeting was attended by former provincial minister Manzoor Wassan, all provincial ministers, Adviser Law Murtaza Wahab and majority of the MPAs.
Shah said that before presenting budget for next financial year in the assembly, he would chair his cabinet meeting to approve the budget.He said that the coronavirus has not only affected our people but it has badly affected the budget estimates for the next year.
“Despite critical condition I will try my best to provide relief to the poor people of the province through budgetary measures,” he said.The CM said that in the next budget priorities would be given to health sector under which new facilities would be established.
“We have contained the virus which is spreading throwout the province,” he said.He said that coronavirus was claiming more lives every day and number of cases being reported daily has crossed 2000 cases. This is a serious situation, therefore, our people have to adopt precautionary measures and we have to further strengthen our health system.
Shah telling budgetary priority to his parliamentary party members said water and sanitation sector, poverty reduction, development of social sector and revival of provincial economy would be give. top priorities.
However, he said instead of launching new schemes focus would be on completion of on- going schemes.
