The Punjab government on Saturday claimed that it is owed Rs176.353 billion by the federal government which has not released the provincial share of the National Finance Commission (NFC) Award for the last seven months. The issue was raised by the Punjab Finance Minister, Mohsin Laghari along with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Finance Minister Taimur Jhagra and the spokesperson of the Punjab government, Musrat Cheema in a press conference at the Directorate General Public Relations (DGPR) office. “The federal government is weakening the federation by not paying the provincial share at a time when provinces are dealing with flood disasters with their own resources,” he added. “Despite the economic crisis caused by the non-cooperation of the federal government, the Punjab government gave a package of Rs14 billion for infrastructural damage caused by the floods. This was only made possible by controlling other developmental expenses of the province,” noted the provincial minister.

Source: The Express Tribune December 04, 2022 06:06 UTC