For the subsequent monetary yr, the federal authorities is asking for two-thirds much less. Photo: File
Islamabad: Approval was sought from the National Assembly for a mortgage of Rs. 14.5 trillion to pay curiosity.
The federal authorities has sought approval from the National Assembly to acquire a mortgage of Rs. 14.5 trillion for the subsequent monetary yr to repay money owed and curiosity on them.
It must be famous that for the monetary yr 2019-20, the National Assembly had accredited Rs. 43.5 trillion on this regard. Thus, for the brand new monetary yr, two-thirds much less cash is being demanded on this regard. Despite this, this quantity is greater than double the quantity of Rs 7.1 trillion of the federal finances for the monetary yr 2020-21.
The cause for this distinction is that the federal government didn’t embody within the finances the loans obtained for the compensation of home and international loans. The Ministry of Finance had demanded a complete of Rs. 14.eight trillion earlier than the National Assembly for the costs.