Economic Coordination Committee has approved the Re-gasified Liquefied Natural Gas rate at nine dollars per MMBTU, to five export oriented sectors across Pakistan for existing gas connections.

The approval was given at a meeting of the ECC chaired by Finance Minister Miftah Ismail in Islamabad.

The ECC recommended to the Federal Cabinet to raise the tariff of indigenous gas for export oriented sectors at 1350 rupees per MMBTU and for general industry at 1550 rupees per MMBTU.

The Committee also approved the electricity rate at US cents nine per kwh to five export oriented sectors from first of next month.

Approval was also given to supplementary grant of 750 million rupees for Ministry of Information and Broadcasting for Independence Day celebrations.