Finance minister chairs ECC meeting

ISLAMABAD: Economic Coordination Committee’s meeting is underway with Federal Minister for Finance and Economic Affairs, Abdul Hafeez Shaikh in chair, Geo News reported.According to sources,...

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Finance minister chairs ECC meeting
ISLAMABAD: Economic Coordination Committee’s (ECC) meeting is underway with Federal Minister for Finance and Economic Affairs, Abdul Hafeez Shaikh in chair, Geo News reported.

According to sources, natural gas crisis prevailing in the country was the talk of the meeting.

Proposals like granting LNG terminals a five-year tax holiday, and low BTU gas exploration a ten-year duty freedom were being pondered upon in the ECC sitting.