List of Business
PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF THE PUNJAB
LIST OF BUSINESS
FOR
THE MEETING OF THE ASSEMBLY TO BE HELD ON THURSDAY
16 JUNE 2016 AT 11:00 A.M.
Tilawat and Naat
“GENERAL DISCUSSION
ON ANNUAL BUDGET FOR THE YEAR 2016-17”
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LAHORE: RAI MUMTAZ HUSSAIN BABAR
14 June 2016 Secretary
Summary of Proceedings
Summary of the Proceedings
Thursday, June 16, 2016
(Started at 11:39 a.m.)
Rana Muhammad Iqbal Khan, Speaker, assumed the Chair and proceedings commenced with a recitation from the Holy Qur’an and its Urdu translation followed by Naat-e-Rasool-e-Maqbool (PBUH).
General Discussion on Annual Budget for the year 2016-17
Mian Mehmood ur Rashid, Leader of the Opposition, initiated general discussion on Annual Budget 2016-17 and criticizing the Government, expressed dissatisfaction with the budgetary outlay and condemned for unnecessary expenditure and underutilization of budgeted funds.He said that the budget did not reflect aspirations of the masses which had been made on the recommendations of bureaucrats. Talking on the Orange Line Metro Train, he said the government would suffer Rs.11.79 billion burden that would be incurred through subsidy on the Metro. He said that the government failed to spend the development budget last year. He stated that in the budget 2016-17 the total outlay for CM office and CM House has been doubled. He criticized the government on levying additional taxes of Rs185 billion which have to affect the life of everyone. He said that the government should complete the Bab-i-Pakistan project at the earliest, as only 50 per cent of the structure had been completed so far at a cost of Rs.860 million.
The following Members participated in the discussion on annual budget: Rana Muhammad Arshad, Qazi Ahmad Saeed, Mrs. Gulnaz Shahzadi, Mrs. Faiza Mushtaq, Malik Mazhar Abbas Raan, Al-Haj Muhammad Ilyas Chinioti, Mr Ghulam Murtaza, Mr. Muhammad Asif Bajwa, Advocate and Mrs. Zaib un Nisa Awan.
The House was then adjourned to meet on Friday, 17 June, 2016 at 9:00 a.m.