Leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and former finance ministerShaukat Tarin on Wednesday said that the incumbent government may increasethe deficit to Rs. 5,600 billion to discredit PTI.
According to details, the former finance minister Shaukat Tarin in histweet pointed out that on the fiscal front, nine monthly deficit is Rs 2.5trillion or 3.9% of GDP.
He further added that throughout the year, they were on track to contain adeficit of 6.4% of GDP.
The PTI leader was of the view that the PMLN-led government could increasethe deficit to harm PTI’s reputation.
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In this regard, he mentioned that the present government could increase thedeficit to Rs. 5,600 billion to discredit PTI, adding that the presentgovernment may try to liquidate un-budgeted circular debt like in 2013.