ISLAMABAD: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Assembly in Peshawar on Wednesday passed the budget for fiscal year 2018-19.
The Assembly approved all demands for grants amounting to seven hundred and forty billion rupees. Responding to various cut-motions, leader of the house Mehmood Khan said his government is prioritising the development of backward areas of the province.
He said that mega projects will be initiated in every district in the next fiscal year and that the promotion of higher education will be encouraged.
He said that the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and Intelligence Bureau are investigating the leakage of tests for admission in medical colleges by the Education Testing and Evaluation Agency (ETEA) and that the ETEA will be strengthened.
He concluded by saying that the government welcomes positive criticism of opposition and their reservations will be redressed.
The house also passed the finance bill for 2018-19 to revise the ratio of some taxes. The house will now meet again on Thursday at 11am.