Morning News
19th June 1965
Mujib Criticises Provincial &
Central Budgets
(By Our Staff Reporter)
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman General Secretary of the East Pakistan Awami League yesterday strongly criticised the Central and the Provincial Budgets and said that these had hard hit the “Poor massess middle class and the budding entrepreneurs, particularly of East Pakistan”.
In a statement issued to the Press yesterday Sheikh Mujibur Rahman observed that increased duty on kerosene and withdrawal of exemption of duty from medium cloths would adversely affect the interest of the poor and the middle class. He also criticised the Central Finance Minister, Mr. Shoaib for “failing to evolve any suitable scheme to check effectively the soaring prices of the essential commodities resulting mostly from the greed of the profiteers.”
While criticising the provincial budget, the Awami League Leader said that it would adversely affect the interest of the new comers in industry and the commoners. He observed that increased jute tax, increase of toll on motor launch and increased surcharge on development and relief tax will ultimately affect the people while the interest of the big industrialists would continue to flourish.
Haji Mohammad Danish, General Secretary of the East Pakistan National Awami party, he also criticised the Central and the Provincial budgets. He thought that the budgets he failed to reflect the hopes and aspirations of the common man. He was of the opinion that budget was manipulated in away that it would provide maximum scope for private enterprise and thus strengthen the grip of the capitalists over the economy of the country.
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