Under IMF agreement
ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar is scheduled to chair another meeting today regarding possible relief to the masses in electricity bills. NEPRA, the Power Division and DISCOs will give a briefing on the possible relief, electricity theft, losses and recoveries. The public response to inflated bills will also be taken into consideration during the meeting. A briefing will also be given on taxes, surcharge issues and their solutions. The Power Division has said that under the IMF agreement, the government cannot reduce electricity tariffs. It has adopted the stance that relief to the people can only be given by enhancing recoveries. The increase in basic electricity tariff was done on a condition of the IMF, the division maintains, adding that the annual electricity theft and losses account to more than Rs500 billion. DNA
