ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Ishaq Dar held a meeting with a delegation from Islamabad Industrial Association led by its president Mohammad Ahmad on budget 2023-24 proposals at the FBR (Headquarters), Thursday, said a press release issued on Thursday.

SAPM on Finance Tariq Bajwa, SAPM on Revenue Tariq Mehmood Pasha, Chairman RRMC Ashfaq Yousif Tola, chairman FBR, and senior officers from the FBR attended the meeting.

The delegation thanked the finance minister for inviting the budgetary proposals from the business community. They discussed the current economic situation of the country with the finance minister and informed him about the issues being faced by them particularly related to taxation.

The delegation also presented their proposals to address those issues through the upcoming budget 2023-24. They also guaranteed the finance minister of their continuous assistance to the government for economic development.

Finance Minister Dar appreciated the budgetary proposals of the delegation and expressed the resolve of the government in overcoming the issues being faced by the business community to ensure the economic growth of the country.

He also assured the business leaders that Government will provide all possible assistance to the business community for economic stability and growth by bringing forward a business and people-friendly budget for the fiscal year 2023-24.

The delegation thanked the finance minister for considering their budget proposals.

The delegation included Usman Shaukat, Tariq Siddiq, Malik Sohail Hussain, Mian Akram Farid, Zakria A Zia, AtifAkram Shaikh, Waheeduddin, Shaikh Amir Waheed, Nasir Qureshi, Mian Shaukat Masud, and other.

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