Pakistan posts a 6-month Budget Deficit of 2.3% of GDP

MG News | February 14, 2020 at 11:37 AM GMT+05:00

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February 14, 2020 (MLN): Pakistan has posted a 6-month budget deficit of 2.3 percent of GDP, according to the data compiled by Finance Ministry.

The data further revealed that the 6-month primary balance of Pakistan stood at 0.7% of GDP.

During the first six months of the current Fiscal Year 2020, the total revenue amounted to Rs. 3.2 trillion, whereas total expenditure stood at Rs. 4.1 trillion. This resulted in a budgetary deficit of Rs. 0.9 trillion.

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