Govt to immediately issue Rs6 billion to USC to reduce prices of flour, sugar and rice

MG News | November 08, 2019 at 03:57 PM GMT+05:00

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November 8, 2019: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Information and Broaching Dr. Firdous Ashiq Awan said on Friday that the government has decided to immediately pay Rs. 6 billion to Utility Store Corporation (USC) which would help reduce prices of flour, sugar and rice.

In a tweet, the SAPM said that the decision was taken in a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Imran Khan to control prices of daily use items for provision of relief to the masses.

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