ECC approves Technical Supplementary Grant of Rs. 299.997 Miln in favour of Ministry of Housing & Works for repair & maintenance of Public buildings

ISLAMABAD, April 05 (SABAH): Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar presided over the meeting of the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet on Wednesday.

Federal Minister for Power Engineer Khurram Dastgir Khan, Federal Minister for Industries and Production Syed Murtaza Mahmud, Federal Minister for Commerce Syed Naveed Qamar, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi MNA/Ex-PM, Minister of State for Finance and Revenue Dr. Aisha Ghous Pasha, Minister of State for Petroleum Senator Dr. Musadik Masood Malik, SAPM on Revenue Tariq Mehmood Pasha, SAPM on Government Effectiveness Dr. Muhammad Jehanzeb Khan, Coordinator to PM on Commerce & Industry Rana Ihsan Afzal, Federal Secretaries and other senior officers attended the meeting.

Ministry of Commerce submitted a summary on amendments in the Import Policy Order-2022 with regards to import of live animals and animal products in line with the revised conditions/guidelines by the World Organization of Animal Health (WOAH) on animals (Cattle) trade. The ECC after discussion approved the proposed amendments in the relevant clauses of IPO-2022. The ECC approved Technical Supplementary Grant of Rs. 299.997 Million in favour of Ministry of Housing and Works for repair and maintenance of Public buildings. The ECC also approved Supplementary Grant of Rs. 87.164 million in favour of Intelligence Bureau for payment of taxes and duties.

The ECC after discussion deferred a summary of Ministry of Commerce regarding Amendment in IPO-2022 pertaining to used Auto Lube Oil and a summary of Ministry of Information Technology & Telecommunication, seeking approval of NTC’s budget for financial year 2021-22 and 2022-23.