Islamabad, November 04, 2021 (PPI-OT):Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry says mega relief package of 120 billion rupees for 20 million families will significantly reduce the hardships of the poor. In his remarks on Prime Minister’s announcement of relief package, he said providing interest-free loans to four million deserving families to build houses and to make one member of the family skilled is welcoming.
He said inflation in the country is due to multiple reasons including loans in previous governments and rising commodity prices around the globe. The Minister said commodity prices in the world have risen by fifty percent while in Pakistan the increase is by only nine percent. Earlier, in a tweet, he said decline in commodities prices at global market is expected and its impact would start to unfold within next six months. He said had the government failed in dealing with coronavirus pandemic, the challenges for it would have been manifold grave.
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