Dawn’s Khaleeq Kiani asks Finance advisor Hafeez Shaikh about government’s projections of unemployment and no. of people pushed below the poverty line during the last fiscal year. Hafeez Sheikh says it’s hard to quantify. #economicsurvey
Geo’s Ashraf Malkham asks the finance advisor that doesn’t the current debt to GDP ratio violate the fiscal responsibility act? Hafeez Sheikh responds that no government has been able to keep the ratio below the legal limit. #economicsurvey
Finance advisor Hafeez Sheikh questions the bureau of statistics downward revision of the growth rate from over three per cent to under two per cent. Says there cannot be such a big difference, adding that there needs to be reform in how data is collected and analysed.
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