Pakistan’s fiscal response to COVID has been prudent, well-targeted: Hammad

ISLAMABAD, Apr 09 (APP):Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Hammad Azhar Friday said Pakistan’s fiscal response to COVID had been prudent and well-targeted, including re-allocation of spending to the most vulnerable through the landmark Ehsaas programme.

As a result, Pakistan had witnessed one of the smallest increases in public debt in the world after COVID-19, he tweeted.

Pakistan’s fiscal response to Covid has been prudent and well-targeted, including re-allocation of spending to the most vulnerable through the landmark Ehsaas program.

As a result, Pakistan has witnessed one of the smallest increases in public debt in the world after Covid. pic.twitter.com/aH8smqbb7Q

— Hammad Azhar (@Hammad_Azhar) April 9, 2021