Lahore:
Implementing the policy of austerity, the Punjab government left everyone behind in austerity. The campaign was launched on the instructions of Prime Minister Imran Khan. Usman Buzdar spent less on petrol than under Shahbaz Sharif.
According to details, Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar has surpassed former Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif in the austerity drive. Usman Bazdar spent less on petrol as compared to Shahbaz Sharif’s government. A comparison of Shahbaz Sharif’s last financial year and the current government’s Yes, according to the report, in the last year of Shahbaz Sharif, national resources were used indiscriminately.
Expenditure of Shahbaz Sharif in the year 2017-18 was 239 million, in the era of Usman Buzdar in the year 2020-21 the expenditure was 143 million, in the financial year 2017-18 during Shahbaz Sharif era 42 million was spent on repair of vehicles. While in Usman Buzdar era, in the financial year 2020-21, only Rs.
According to the report, during the Shahbaz Sharif era, Rs 90 million was spent on entertainment and gifts in the financial year 2017-18, while during the Usman Buzdar era, Rs 44 million was spent on entertainment and gifts in the financial year 2020-21. In 1818, 372,000 liters of fuel was spent on vehicles while in Usman Bazdar era, 228,000 liters of fuel was spent on vehicles in the financial year 2020-21.
Similarly, 35 million was spent on vehicle fuel in the financial year 2017-18 during the Shahbaz era while 27 million was spent on vehicle fuel in the financial year 2020-21 during the Punjab Chief Minister Usman Bazdar era. He said that culture of royalties has been eradicated in Punjab including the Chief Minister’s Office.
The previous government squandered the public exchequer like free money. The people have the first right over the resources of the people and not the elites. We are the trustees of the national resources. The Chief Minister Punjab further said that Taxes have looted the resources of the country, we have ended the looting of the mafia.