The Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) will host a post-budget conference on Saturday to discuss and analyse the important features of the federal budget 2014-15 and how they may impact the business ecosystem in the country.
Presidents of chamber of commerce and industries from across Pakistan including Karachi, Lahore, Sialkot, Faisalabad, KPK and Quetta would participate in the Conference on Friday.
Moreover, dignitaries, economists, professionals and high government officials will also grace the occasion, according to press release issued by ICCI.
In his statement, President ICCI Shaban Khalid, said that significance of national budgets in the economic development had assumed additional importance as budget was the main instrument through which governments collect resources from the economy and allocate the same to various sectors to achieve the optimum results. He said the budget also gives direction to the business community towards a more progressive environment of doing business.
He said ICCI post-budget conference will provide a good opportunity to economists, experts and business professionals to discuss the key features of budget 2014-15 and come up with proposals that would help and facilitate the government in rationale and effective implementation of Finance Bill 2014-15.
He said the exercise would help businessmen from across the country to develop consensus and send a unanimous message to the government for any further improvements in the budget. The event would also mark the conclusion of a series of all presidents pre-budget conferences held at Karachi and Faisalabad.