The Prime Minister says that there is a lot of burden of tax on the salaried class, but the situation of the country’s economy is such that it is not possible to give relief to the employees immediately.

The government, which increased the salaries of the federal cabinet members, refused to give relief to the salaried class. According to media reports, in the national assembly session, the government acknowledged the burden on the salaried class, but at the same time apologized for immediate relief to the salaried class. It has been reported that the meeting of the National Assembly was held under the chairmanship of Deputy Speaker Syed Ghulam Mustafa Shah, in which replying to a calling attention notice against the excessive pressure of tax on the salaried class, Parliamentary Secretary Bilal Azhar Kayani said that the Prime Minister says that there is a lot of burden of tax on the salaried class, but the situation of the country’s economy is such that it is not possible to give relief to the employees immediately.

It will take a year to restore. On the other hand, the cabinet members of Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif have increased their salaries by 188 percent, the federal cabinet approved the summary through circulation, and the salaries of federal ministers, ministers of state and advisers have been increased by 188 percent. Sources said that the Allowances and Salaries of Federal Ministers and Ministers of State Act, 1975 has been amended, after the approval of the new bill, the salary of the federal minister, minister of state, and an adviser will be Rs 519,000, earlier the salary of the federal minister was Rs 200,000 and that of the minister of state was Rs 180,000. An increase of 188 percent has also been approved in the salaries of the Prime Minister, and amendments have been made in various provisions of the 1975 Act to increase the salaries of cabinet members, in addition to the salaries of ministers’ allowances, cars, offices, etc.