ISLAMABAD - As authorities in the Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis expect a rise in remittance to country in the days to come, a large number of Pakistani expat vowed to do their best in this regards, however, they complained that recently unveiled budget has failed to meet their expectations. We usually keep a close eye on the matters relating to our homeland, especially the politics and economy. However, authorities expect us to increase remittance but they do not facilities us, even they ignore us in the budget as well, Muhammad Shahzad, a Pakistani Mechanical Engineer in Doha, Qatar said when approached by TheNation on telephone for his comments followed by the budget. Shahzad believes that it was not less than a challenge to present budget at a time when Pakistan is facing nerve-wracking political challenges and economic hold-back, However, he said the government should have announce some relief measures for the millions of Pakistani expat. Certainly it is a challenge to present the budget in these harsh and difficult circumstances when international donors have been demanding the abolition of all subsidies for a long time, Shahzad said. He further said that Pakistani expat were expecting an attractive package for them to invest in Pakistan, however, government totally neglected them this time. It is pertinent to mention here that country targeted 6.5 percent growth in the 2008/09 fiscal year (July/June) through better macro-economic management and expected growth in the farm and manufacturing sectors. It is believed that the government has a plan to meet a budgetary deficit of Rs582 billion by rationalising taxes, mainly by increasing indirect General Sales Tax (GST) from 15 percent to 16 percent. Many believe that such a strategy is more likely to push already surging inflation further up. An electrical engineer by profession based in Belgium, Furqan Haider suggested while talking to TheNation that the government should introduce some package to attract Overseas Pakistanis to invest in Pakistan. Muhammad Hafeez, a banker, criticised the budget for being against the wishes of the masses. It is a budget for landlords and feudal lords. Architect Reza Mehdi agrees with Nangianas views. This budget would create more problems for the middleclass. President of Kashmir International Writers Club Raja Pervez Akhtar Shaheen thinks that food subsidy or cash card for the poor schemes are no substitute for creating jobs for all and ensuring judicious distribution of national resources amongst all the level of society.