The govt. has said that the revenue collection would be increased by 20% every year to take the total tax collection to PKR 7Tn over the next two years. Moreover, it would take all the needed steps to increase the development spending by 38% to put the country on suitable and inclusive growth. Finance Minister Shauakt Tarin said that present govt. had no option but to accept the harsh conditionalites –laden IMF programme to deal with the economic morass left behind by the previous govt. in 2018.
4/6/2021