Pakistan requires development-focused budget beyond short-term stabilization: IPS seminar
Pakistan’s upcoming federal budget must move beyond short-term economic stabilization and focus on long-term development priorities including export growth, investment promotion, food security, and reduction in poverty and inequality. Without political will, institutional coordination, structural reforms, and reliable economic data, the country may continue to face stagflation, widening inequality, and growing balance-of-payments pressures. The aforementioned views were expressed by economists and fiscal experts during a discussion on the federal budget…
