Former Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin has questioned the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) government for predicting an unusual fiscal deficit of Rs6.8 trillion despite it was standing at Rs4.6 trillion during Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) tenure.
Shaukat Tarin, while talking to a private Tv news channel, expressed surprise over the prediction of Rs6.8 trillion deficit by the PML-N government. He said that the PTI government left the fiscal deficit at Rs4.6 trillion but the present government is predicting something unusual.
Tarin said that the fiscal deficit would be standing at Rs6.5 trillion if the PTI remained in power. “We were taking steps for reducing the fiscal deficit. My question is about the additional deficit of Rs2.2 trillion. What are the reasons behind the increasing fiscal deficit?”.—Staff Reporter
