Islamabad: The echo of the increase in the prices of chicken and pulses was heard in the meeting of the Economic Coordination Committee. Done.
According to the details, the meeting of the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) was chaired by the chairman of the committee, Federal Minister for Finance Muhammad Aurangzeb.
The Ministry of Finance stated that the weak monitoring system was the main reason for the increase in prices. During the meeting, Secretary Food tried to blame the increase in prices on import restrictions, on which the Finance Minister expressed his anger and said that this There is no time limit on imports.
The Ministry of Planning took a stand that monitoring the prices is the work of the Ministry of Planning, on which the Finance Minister said that no one is stopping the Ministry of Planning from monitoring the prices, but despite this, the prices are not reducing, which makes the common man. The results of reduction in inflation are not reaching,
A statement issued by the Finance Ministry after the meeting said that the ECC has reviewed the increase in prices of pulses and chicken meat, and expressed concern over the situation.
While the National Price Monitoring Committee has been directed to effectively monitor the situation in collaboration with the Ministry of National Food Security and Research and the provincial administration and provide relief to the public as soon as possible, the committee was told that despite the favorable conditions, the prices I have a lot of difference,
In Lahore, chicken meat is Rs 407 per kg while in Quetta it is being sold at Rs 485 per kg, thus making an unfair profit of Rs 78 per kg, similarly the price of dal is Rs 80 per kg. found a difference of
In Peshawar, pulses are being sold at Rs 287 per kg while in Islamabad at Rs 367 per kg, in the opinion of the Finance Ministry, there is no justification for such a difference after the reduction in the prices of petroleum products, as there is a significant reduction in transportation costs. has happened