Govt has no plan to hike power tariff immediately: Shaukat Tarin

Federal Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin said that the government has no plan to hike the power tariff immediately. In his interaction with American think tank, US Institute of Peace in Washington, the finance minister said that before increasing the electricity tariff, the government will take measures to contain inflation in the country. The Pakistan government is in contact with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) over the matter, he added. Shaukat Tarin said that they were bringing in reforms to strengthen the country’s economy. Steps were being taken to privatise a…

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