Consideration of budget estimates goes beyond three days

Up to press time this morning, the estimates of the 2015 budget were still being considered in what will go do down as one of the more grueling examinations of the annual presentation.

The government had set a maximum of three days for the consideration of the estimates but the opposition PPP/C which had vehemently objected to this seemed intent on ensuring that three days would not do.

Deliberations on the estimates was proceeding