RECORDER REPORT

PESHAWAR: Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA) organized a pre-budget consultative session to solicit the inputs of the different business sectors for inclusion in the federal budget for financial year 2017-18.

The consultative workshop was attended by representatives of chambers, SMEs and women entrepreneurs who presented their recommendations.

Those who participated included Senior Vice President (SVP), Sarhad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SCCI), Mohammad Iqbal and representatives of Frontier Mine Owners Association (FMOA), All Pakistan Commercial Exporters Association (APCEA), services and trading sectors.

Provincial Chief SMEDA, Javed Iqbal Khattak, Manager Policy and Planning from SMEDA Head Office, Mohammad Raza and Manager, SMEDA, Peshawar Office, Rashid also attended the consultative workshop.

SMEDA has initiated a nationwide consultation process to seek the recommendations for federal budget 2017-18. Around 250 SMEs stakeholders including SMEs, Chambers of Commerce & Industry and trade associations and sector development companies have already been approached to obtain recommendations regarding taxation, tariffs, regulatory procedures and any other issues that impede SME growth.