Finance Minister, Muhammad Ishaq Dar, said that national economy has started producing results following the measures taken by the government. Addressing a seminar in Islamabad‚ he said that the government policies have also restored the investors’ confidence.
He said the international rating of our economy has improved from “Minus 34” to “Plus 2″‚ which would further help to attract foreign and local investments.
Ishaq Dar said to put the economy on the right track the government took some tough decisions and decided to broaden the tax base. He said that five hundred thousand people‚ who do not pay tax‚ are being brought into the tax net.
The Finance Minister said the government plans to privatize around 35 public corporations in the next three years.