ISLAMABAD, Mar 19: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain Tuesday said the government had decided to refund Rs 2.5 billion extra charged from the Sui gas consumers in the shape of inflated bills.
Briefing media-persons after the Federal Cabinet meeting, he said over 3.2 million Sui gas consumers were affected by over billing. The committee constituted to probe the matter had found that the gas consumers were being over billed since the fiscal year 2016-17.
He said the inquiry was still underway and startling revelations were expected on its completion.
He said the government would pay special attention to the development of agriculture. Former minister Jehangir Khan Tareen gave a detailed briefing to the cabinet in that regard.
The government, he said, decided to spend Rs 290 billion on agri development and launch18 schemes in next five years.
He said imports of agri products had reached $ 4 billion, including edible oil costing $ 2 billion. The government had planned to launch a campaign for reducing the consumption of cooking oil to save precious foreign exchange, he added.
The government, he said, was also taking measures for the production of oil seeds, besides developing livestock and fisheries, which would strengthen the economy and increase per capita income.
