The federal cabinet Tuesday rejected a proposal to give 10 per cent ad hoc relief in the basic salaries of the Senate chairman and deputy chairman, National Assembly speaker and deputy speaker and members of the parliament, The News reports.
Information and Broadcasting Minister Chaudhry Fawad Hussain said this during a media briefing about the decisions taken at the cabinet meeting, presided over by Prime Minister Imran Khan.
He explained that the decision was part of the austerity drive of the prime minister, being implemented since day one as a result of which the PM House made huge savings and the National Assembly saved Rs1.54 billion and returned the amount to the government.
On the proposed increase, he said that the cabinet opined that it was a violation of the principle of austerity, keeping in mind the present economic situation. The minister emphasised that the decision was meant to show the nation that the people in power corridors were setting an example for others to save the national wealth.
