Skardu [PoGB], people in the area have expressed their discontent with the budget for Pakistan-occupied Gilgit Baltistan (PoGB), which has neglected local demands in the allocations, Skardu TV, a local PoGB news source, reported.
The owner of a small shop in the main market of Skardu town in PoGB mentioned that he was not satisfied with what the administration had to offer as power cuts continued, fuel prices continued to rise and inflation remained rampant. .
Furthermore, the owner questioned how an ordinary citizen will live in these conditions when the price of all basic commodities remains out of reach of the general public.
He mentioned, "They may claim that the budget will solve people's problems, but if we look at the budget carefully, then there is no relief for common people in the budget."
A local daily wage worker stated in the Skardu TV report: "I am not at all happy because the demand we had raised to increase the minimum wages was not highlighted in the recent budget. I only earn 1,500 in Pakistani currency (PKR) per day. and I have to manage all the expenses of my family as I am the only earning member and cannot earn even a single cent when the contractor is out of work The budget seems to be beneficial only for the elites Government officials and common people like. We have been totally ignored.
"Also, there is no standard cost for anything issued by the government, so on the one hand, we suffer the wrath of inflation and we suffer these major changes in the prices of basic necessities."
Another resident of Skardu town stated: "There is no relief in the budget of this mandate. Once again, our issues have been rejected out of hand. We have repeatedly raised demands for cheaper essential items and other issues, "But none of them have been addressed in this budget. Therefore, we, the common people, remain the party ignored in the administration's 2024-25 budget."
Furthermore, a PoGB gemstone trader stated: "The PoGB government has increased an 8 percent tax on my gemstone business. What should I and why should I pay to the government? And how will I pay this additional tax when The government will stop all my raw material suppliers by stopping the PoGB mines. Now, on the one hand, they prevent me from doing my business and, on the other, they ask me to add 8 percent to my taxes. pay? "
The owner of a small shop in the main market of Skardu town in PoGB mentioned that he was not satisfied with what the administration had to offer as power cuts continued, fuel prices continued to rise and inflation remained rampant. .
Furthermore, the owner questioned how an ordinary citizen will live in these conditions when the price of all basic commodities remains out of reach of the general public.
He mentioned, "They may claim that the budget will solve people's problems, but if we look at the budget carefully, then there is no relief for common people in the budget."
A local daily wage worker stated in the Skardu TV report: "I am not at all happy because the demand we had raised to increase the minimum wages was not highlighted in the recent budget. I only earn 1,500 in Pakistani currency (PKR) per day. and I have to manage all the expenses of my family as I am the only earning member and cannot earn even a single cent when the contractor is out of work The budget seems to be beneficial only for the elites Government officials and common people like. We have been totally ignored.
"Also, there is no standard cost for anything issued by the government, so on the one hand, we suffer the wrath of inflation and we suffer these major changes in the prices of basic necessities."
Another resident of Skardu town stated: "There is no relief in the budget of this mandate. Once again, our issues have been rejected out of hand. We have repeatedly raised demands for cheaper essential items and other issues, "But none of them have been addressed in this budget. Therefore, we, the common people, remain the party ignored in the administration's 2024-25 budget."
Furthermore, a PoGB gemstone trader stated: "The PoGB government has increased an 8 percent tax on my gemstone business. What should I and why should I pay to the government? And how will I pay this additional tax when The government will stop all my raw material suppliers by stopping the PoGB mines. Now, on the one hand, they prevent me from doing my business and, on the other, they ask me to add 8 percent to my taxes. pay? "
