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Govt embarks on drive to contain its expenditure

  • Bans purchase of all types of vehicles, procurement of machinery/ equipment
Published September 7, 2024

ISLAMABAD: The Finance Division has notified austerity measures, including ban on purchase of all types of vehicles, procurement of machinery/ equipment and creation of new posts for controlling expenditures of the federal government.

The notification issued by the division stated that in pursuance of the Cabinet’s decision dated 27.8.2024, the following austerity measures are notified till further orders;

PM unveils his approach to economic austerity

i) There shall be a complete ban on the following expenditures with respect to the current budget.

  • a) Purchase of all types of vehicles with the exception of operational vehicles such as ambulances and other medically equipped vehicles, fire fighting vehicles, buses and vans for educational institutions, solid waste vehicles and motorbikes;

  • b) Procurement of machinery/ equipments with the exception of those required for hospitals/ laboratories/ agriculture/ mining/ schools;

  • c) Creation of new posts including contingent paid/temporary posts;

  • d) Continuation of contingent paid/temporary posts beyond one year;

  • e) Treatment abroad at government expense; and

  • f) All non-obligatory visits abroad where government of Pakistan funding is involved.

The notification further stated that the austerity measures notified by the Cabinet Division dated 28.2.2023 will remain applicable unless modified or withdrawn by the Federal Cabinet.

All posts lying vacant for last three years shall be abolished. Purchase of durables and creation of posts under Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) funded projects shall be exempted from the application of this ban.

All ministries/Divisions are requested to disseminate the above instructions to all departments under their administrative control for strict compliance, the notification concluded.

Copyright Business Recorder, 2024

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T Sep 07, 2024 07:50am
just a publicity stunt, behind the scenes it will be all lavish behavior as usual.
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M. Atique Sep 07, 2024 08:42am
It is good effort. Economy Will be digitilised. Actually this country is not poor. Black money and smuggling plus currupt mafia is destroying economy of country.
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M. Atique Sep 07, 2024 08:47am
I think it is good effort to digitilised the economy of country. Pakistani is not poor country. It is black money and smuggling mafia plus currupt people Wich are anti Pakistan,s progress.
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NXT Sep 07, 2024 08:53am
Amusing!
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Akif Sep 07, 2024 09:41am
Same old playbook… the steps are same as all old initiatives… never worked and will not work… no one is serious on cutting expense!
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M alikhan Sep 07, 2024 11:46am
Assalam alekum, I am from Sauda family but I have not got the job yet, it has been 11 years since I applied a lot but I did not get the job. If I get the job then
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Najam Sep 07, 2024 12:12pm
Experience suggests such austerity measures proved ineffective as the real issue is King Mindset. In this country every one is power consider himself king and does what king does with obvious results.
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test Sep 07, 2024 02:12pm
There must be department for policy enforcement under the federal and provincial authorities to enforce monitor implement govt policies at city level, district level, provincial level & federal level.
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IMTIAZ CASSUM AGBOATWALA Sep 07, 2024 06:22pm
Not the first time we heard this . Only on paper , looks like . Let the PM set an example by riding in a small car .
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