Gillani supports LCCI’s call for consultation in lawmaking

Senate Chairman Yousaf Raza Gillani said business representatives would be heard as lawmakers consider economic and commercial legislation, Business Recorder reported. During a Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry meeting, he described input from businesses as important to stronger economic decisions and said the Senate would provide a channel for that engagement.

Gillani cited taxation, regulatory hurdles, changing policies and higher operating expenses as issues raised by businesspeople. LCCI President Ali Hussam Asghar asked for a chamber representative to sit on the Senate’s economic committees and proposed reviewing laws, while urging that some violations be handled through fines or corrective steps rather than immediate arrests. The report also noted an amendment that shortened the terms of office-bearers at 277 chambers and associations from two years to one.