LAHORE,March 25 (APP): Provincial Minister for Finance,
Dr. Ayesha Ghaus Pasha on Friday said the government was making
sincere efforts to strengthen economy and overcoming different
challenges.
Addressing a seminar here, she said that projects like hydel,
wind and coal power plant at provincial level were serious efforts
by the government to overcome problems.
The Minister said promotion of tax culture was need of
the hour but it did not mean that more burden be put on the
poor people.
Referring to complaints of business community of Chamber
of Commerce and problems of the industrial sector, Dr. Ayesha
Ghaus Pasha said that aim of visiting the chamber again and
again was resolution of problems of traders and assurance of
government cooperation.
She said that promotion of local industries was an
integral part of government policy adding that government was
introducing a best system of internal audit of provincial
departments.
Vice Chairman Liaison Committee Lahore Tax Bar Umer
Zaheer Mir, Prof. of Economics University of Central Punjab
Dr. Qais Aslam, Columnist Mujahid Mansoori and Director Hamid
Nizami Absar Abdul Ali also addressed the seminar. Senior Vice
President Chamber of Commerce Almaas Haider, President Nasir
Saeed and other members were also present on the occasion.