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PM announces cuts to fuel use, govt spending
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday ordered sweeping cuts to government spending and fuel use, launching a nationwide austerity drive as Middle East tensions push global oil prices and inflation higher. The meeting, chaired by the prime minister, also approved a five percent cut to the non-ERE budget for FY2026-27. It banned the purchase of new government vehicles and froze procurement of durable goods other than IT equipment. The prime minister said sacrifice must begin with the government and the elite, adding that a fuel subsidy for low and middle-income groups had already ...
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