ECC satisfied over sufficient stocks of sugar during Ramzam

ISLAMABAD, May 8 (APP):The the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) Tuesday expressed satisfaction over the availability of
sufficient sugar stock during Ramazan and noted that 4.35 MMT was available with monthly consumption
of 0.433 MMT per month in the country.
Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi chaired a meeting of the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC)
of the Cabinet here at the PM Office, that considered a report of Ministry of Commerce on availability of
sugar during the Ramazan.
The ECC also accorded ex-post facto approval for an amount of Rs. 7.34 billion, paid during the previous
years to Oil Marketing Companies against their Price Differential Claims (PDCs) in order to provide relief to
consumers through subsidizing imported petroleum products. These claims have been duly verified and audited,
a statement from the PM Office said.