Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Senator Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar on On Saturday, another 30 rupees per liter was predicted. rise in tariffs of oil products.
“The IMF may not be happy with in current to travel on foot [in petroleum products]. [The government] power also have give tough budget too,” he wrote. on his official Twitter handle.
پٹرول اور ڈیزل کی قیمتوں میں مزید تیس روپے فی لیٹر اضافہ متوقع ہے۔ آئ ایم ایف شاید کئے دئے اضافہ سے مطمئن نہ ہو۔سخت بجٹ بھی دینا پڑے گا۔
سوال YASKAYA
— Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar (@Mustafa_PPP) May 27, 2022
Mustafa, whose party is also separately of in coalition governmentcriticized governmentprocessing of economic crisis. “The theory goes about like is: Let’s do what the IMF says, give tough budget & Well give help public next yearthen we are happy head to the elections. Of course, but how we are sure the boys will allow us achieve it finish line,” wrote the PPP leader, in link to the establishment.
decision go to the IMF should be accepted government with fresh mandate.
— Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar (@Mustafa_PPP) May 27, 2022
He further said that decision go to the IMF should be accepted government with fresh mandate.
The theory goes about like is: let’s do what the IMF says, give tough budget & Well give help public next yearthen we are happy head to the elections. Of course, but how sure the boys will allow us achieve it finish line?
— Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar (@Mustafa_PPP) May 28, 2022
Application received a few days after government raise tariffs on petroleum products by 30 rupees per liter or up to one-fourth of their existing prices by plotting way for reaching an agreement at the staff level with International Monetary Fund by June 12.
Unprecedented decision will help clear the mines laid government of former prime minister Imran Khan on in one hand, and save the country from an impending default on another.
Minister of Finance Miftah Ismail made in decision public in unplanned news conference after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif gave him the go-ahead in a party meeting.
With a fresh hike new price of Gasoline will cost 179.88 rupees per liter. highest Ever rate – and shows magnification of twenty% over current prices. Ismail said that it was “difficult decision it will undermine political capital.” of in government.
” government gave a subsidy of 56 rupees per liter, and I only have reduced loss of 30 rupees per liter,” Miftah said, referring to news conference. High-speed-diesel new price will be 174.86 rubles per liter, which indicates an increase of 20.8%.
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Mifta said that government gave a subsidy of 86 rupees per litre, and in in first he has a party reduced subsidy amount for only 30 rubles.
” government cannot lead the country to default and is ready to pay political cost for for the sake of of protection of interests of state,” said the financial minister.
On Friday, Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif announced a new relief package of 28 billion rupees per month to “protect the poor from the impact of inflation”.
In his first address to the nation the day after government caved in in and fulfilled the condition of the IMF, prime minister defended move as “a necessary measure to prevent the bankruptcy of the country” and laid the blame on the previous government for “destruction of the country economy”.
Under the relief package, Shahbaz said Rs 2,000 each will be paid to poor families across the country and scholarships will be provided to deserving families under the Benazir Income Support Program (BISP), adding that the public service stores it was proposed to sell a 10 kg bag of flour for 400 rupees.
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“We’ve raised our prices. of petroleum products with heavy heart. We sacrificed political interests and preferred national interest pull economy out of in current crisis,” he said. “We’ll take every decision and do everything possible promote the journey of national development”.
next big action that government now required it is necessary to raise the price of electricity by 5 rubles per unit. with effect June 1, the sources said.
total increase in prices will be around Rs 12 per item including withdrawals. of Rs 5 per unit of electricity subsidy and quarterly and annual tariff adjustments.
Nonetheless decision ignite the inflation that was already by 13.4% in April is highest in two years. government had the choice to take hit by raising prices or allowing the rupee to weaken in absence of deal with the IMF with weak foreign exchange reserves, which could caused hyperinflation.
But government switched only after the IMF refused sign on staff level agreement until Pakistan takes corrective action, including the abolition of of fuel subsidies and agreement over next years budget.
governments decision raise prices by of political capital suggests that perhaps won a nod from the establishment to stay in power longer than previously thought.
government refused to take hard decisions and then call early election just pave way for victory of PTI.
The path to restoring macroeconomic stability may also help stop the loss of the rupee that fell to new lowest level of 203 rupees in dollar on Thursday. foreign exchange reserves also fell to $10 billion, according to the central bank.
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