{"id":65980,"date":"2020-05-30T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-30T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=65980"},"modified":"2020-05-29T16:34:28","modified_gmt":"2020-05-29T11:34:28","slug":"icci-urges-govt-increase-islamabad-development-budget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/icci-urges-govt-increase-islamabad-development-budget.html","title":{"rendered":"ICCI urges govt to increase Islamabad\u2019s development budget"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Islamabad: The Islamabad Chamber of Commerce &amp; Industry (ICCI) on Tuesday requested the federal government to increase the development budget of Islamabad, a news source reported. To this effect, ICCI President Ahmed Waheed stated that a number of local traders and businesspersons had sought an increase in budgetary allocations in a bid to promote uplift schemes in the capital city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/zameen.com\/news\/rda-approves-budget-2020-21-funds-earmarked-for-rrr.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">RDA approves Budget 2020-21; funds earmarked for construction of Leh Expressway, RRR<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Waheed asked the government to allocate more development funds so that the city can play an active role in improving the country\u2019s economy. He further stated that stalled development work in Islamabad had affected public, businesses, and industries. He highlighted that basic amenities were out of order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/no-new-taxes-introduced-budget-2020-21-hafeez-sheikh.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">No new taxes to be introduced in Budget 2020-21: Hafeez Sheikh<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ICCI president also urged the Capital Development Authority (CDA) and the Islamabad Metropolitan Corporation (IMC) to focus on the development of markets and industrial areas. He appealed to the authorities concerned to plan Islamabad\u2019s development projects for next year in consultation with the local business community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad: The Islamabad Chamber of Commerce &amp; Industry (ICCI) on Tuesday requested the federal government to increase the development budget of Islamabad, a news source reported. To this effect, ICCI President Ahmed Waheed stated that a number of local traders and businesspersons had sought an increase in budgetary allocations in a bid to promote uplift schemes in the capital city. Read: RDA approves Budget 2020-21; funds earmarked for construction of Leh Expressway, RRR Waheed asked the government to allocate more development funds so that the city can play an active role in improving the country\u2019s economy. He further stated that stalled development work in Islamabad had affected public, businesses, and industries. He highlighted that basic amenities were out of order. Read: No new taxes to be introduced in Budget 2020-21: Hafeez Sheikh The ICCI president also urged the Capital Development Authority (CDA) and the Islamabad Metropolitan Corporation (IMC) to focus on the development of markets and industrial areas. 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