Islamabad: Former President of the Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI), Dr. Shahid Rasheed Butt, said on Monday that the government is constantly increasing its perks and privileges and also escalating the burden on the masses. The backbreaking of the people continues while the interests of the elite are being nurtured, he added. Shahid Rasheed Butt said this in a statement issued here today that the current budget is directionless and not according to the ground realities; therefore, it will fail to play any role in the country’s development. The budget is focused on providing undue benefits to the upper classes at the cost of masses and economy. It will make rich class richer and more influential. Shahid Rashid Butt said that mini-budgets will continue to emerge from the womb of this budget, the target of which will be the people. He said that the budget measures will increase poverty, anxiety, and unemployment. FBR’s 94% of income is spent on loans and interest payments. News Desk
