The Prime Minister has formed a high-powered Economic Advisory Council ahead of the upcoming fiscal year budget.
As per a notification from the Finance Division, the Prime Minister has appointed the Economic Advisory Council (EAC) effective immediately and until further notice.
The EAC comprises Jahangir Khan Tareen, Saquib H. Sherazi, Shahzad Saleem, Musadaq Zulqarnain, Dr. Ijaz Nabi, Asif Peer, Ziad Bashir, and Selman Ahmed.
The EAC will be chaired by the Prime Minister who will convene its meeting with any required frequency.
It is pertinent to mention here that the government will present next year’s budget on June 6 or 7 next month and the EAC will finalize the tax as well as other new government initiatives after the approval of the IMF.
