Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb says that by the end of this month, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board will approve the staff level agreement.
Speaking at the event in Islamabad, Federal Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said that Pakistan is included in the list of countries affected by climate change and climate financing will also be discussed after the agreement is approved by the IMF Executive Board. Climate financing will be discussed with the IMF and the World Bank during the annual meeting.
The Finance Minister said that the population in Pakistan has increased a lot and the bomb of population growth has exploded in the country. Pakistan has to control the population along with avoiding the effects of climate change. Effective plans have to be made for the financing of
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Mohammad Aurangzeb added that the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Climate Change are working together with the IMF and the World Bank. To improve the country’s economic situation, the budget, tax measures, energy sector and quality of life must be improved. Monitoring of climate change projects should be improved in collaboration with the MF and the World Bank.
Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has said that people are afraid, there are huge debts, it will happen, nothing will happen, there is no need to spread despair and scare people, negative behavior must be removed from the country. Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said that reforms are necessary to get rid of the IMF, the country will develop only with economic reforms.
During the press conference along with Federal Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb, he said that the negative attitude of Pakistan at the global level must be ended, listen to the pessimists, Pakistan will never default, increasing exports for economic development is a challenge.
He said that Pakistan is on the path of development, despite limited resources, development projects are being worked on, Ishaq Dar is facing similar challenges, reforms are the need of time for economic development, to come on the journey of development. Speed breakers must be removed.
Ishaq Dar said that there are opportunities for economic development, obstacles need to be removed, Pakistan is a stable country in the macroeconomic economy, people fear that there are huge debts, it will happen, nothing will happen.
We have to strengthen the reform system, Muhammad Aurangzeb
On this occasion, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said that he is following the agenda of economic stability, the country is moving towards economic stability, and reduced the interest rate in the central bank.
He said that the country will develop only with economic reforms, we have to strengthen the reform system, the private sector needs to come forward, there are challenges due to currency mis-match, reforms are indispensable for bailing out from the IMF. are
Mohammad Aurangzeb said that we have to move forward, we have very little capacity, foreign investment is coming from better policies of the government.
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2024-08-01 18:53:27
The global rating agency Moody’s has given a positive forecast on the Pakistani economy, warning that there is a risk of increasing social tension due to inflation and the lack of a strong electoral mandate to continuously implement difficult reforms may create risks.
According to Moody’s report, the new IMF program will improve the financing possibilities for Pakistan, the new IMF program will provide reliable sources of financing.
According to Moody’s, these include obtaining funding from other countries, international financial institutions, and social tensions due to inflation.
According to the report, higher taxes, future adjustments in energy prices might put pressure on reforms, while the lack of a strong electoral mandate to consistently implement difficult reforms might pose risks.
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According to Moody’s, Pakistan’s external financing needs for the current financial year are regarding $21 billion, and the financial needs for the financial year 2027-26 are regarding $23 billion.
According to the report, Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves of 9.4 billion dollars are much less than its needs, Pakistan’s external position is still fragile, with high external financial needs, there will be difficulties in policies in the next 3 to 5 years.
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According to Moody’s, weak governance and social tensions might affect the government’s ability to push through reforms
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2024-07-17 08:39:52
One other spherical of talks between the Worldwide Financial Fund (IMF) and Pakistan has ended inconclusively whereas the impasse stays within the negotiations between the events.
In line with sources within the Ministry of Finance, within the negotiations, the events mightn’t agree on new earnings tax charges on salaried and non-salaried courses, imposition of 18% gross sales tax on agriculture and well being sector.
Sources say that within the negotiations, there was a dialogue on imposing 45% earnings tax on salaried and non-salaried teams incomes greater than 4 lakh 67 thousand monthly, at the moment the best earnings tax was on individuals incomes 5 lakh rupees monthly. 35% levy.
The events agreed to extend earnings tax on exporters, who’ve deposited solely Rs 86 billion in tax this 12 months, which is 280 % lower than the tax deposited by the salaried class. Willingness has additionally been expressed.
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Sources stated the IMF and the federal government mightn’t agree on the earnings tax ceiling, integration of earnings tax charges for salaried and non-salaried courses and most earnings tax price for people.
Sources additional say that the IMF has determined to incorporate all salaried, non-salaried and different earnings earners in a single class and convey them below the identical slab and enhance the higher restrict of earnings tax from 35 %. Insisting on 45% Whereas the federal government representatives need the annual restrict of taxable earnings to be elevated to 9 lakh rupees, the federal government just isn’t agreeing to make the utmost earnings tax 45%, nevertheless, 6% of the taxable earnings. Keen to point out flexibility to keep up present restrict of Rs.