Proposals include slashing expenditures of ministries/divisions by 15%.
NAC recommends end to utilising funds for provincial nature projects.
Also considers reducing number of federal cabinet.

ISLAMABAD: The National Austerity Committee (NAC) — constituted by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif — is considering different measures including cutting down the salaries of government employees by 10% across the board, The News reported Wednesday.

The proposals also include cutting down expenditures of ministries/divisions by 15%, and reducing the number of federal ministers, ministers of state, and advisers from 78 to 30 only while the remaining should work on a pro bono basis.

The recommendations would be finalised today (Wednesday) and the committee will send the report to PM Shehbaz.

“The NAC is proposing to reduce the number of ministers, ministers of state, advisers and special assistants to PM to 30 only, while the remaining if required, should not enjoy any resources from the national exchequer. They should work on a pro bono basis,” sources confirmed to The News on Tuesday.


Proposals include slashing expenditures of ministries/divisions by 15%.
NAC recommends end to utilising funds for provincial nature projects.
Also considers reducing number of federal cabinet.

ISLAMABAD: The National Austerity Committee (NAC) — constituted by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif — is considering different measures including cutting down the salaries of government employees by 10% across the board, The News reported Wednesday.

The proposals also include cutting down expenditures of ministries/divisions by 15%, and reducing the number of federal ministers, ministers of state, and advisers from 78 to 30 only while the remaining should work on a pro bono basis.

The recommendations would be finalised today (Wednesday) and the committee will send the report to PM Shehbaz.

“The NAC is proposing to reduce the number of ministers, ministers of state, advisers and special assistants to PM to 30 only, while the remaining if required, should not enjoy any resources from the national exchequer. They should work on a pro bono basis,” sources confirmed to The News on Tuesday.


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