Pakistan Budget 2008-09 shows 30 percent rise in outlay
Jun 11th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Pakistan
ISLAMABAD : Pakistans fledgling government unveiled a budget for 2008/09 (July/June) on Wednesday showing a near 30 percent rise in total outlay to 2,010 billion rupees ($30 billion).
Naveed Qamar presented the budget to the National Assembly. Qamar has already targeted a reduction in the fiscal deficit to 4.7 percent of GDP in 2008/09 from an expected 7 percent for 2007/2008.
Reuters, 2008
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