‘Provinces asked to help fill massive gap in budget’

• KP finance czar says federal govt facing Rs1.7tr ‘fiscal hole’ • Muzammil Aslam claims Centre in a tight spot due to coalition partners’ needs, IMF ‘over-commitments’ ISLAMABAD: The federal government is having problems formulating the budget, owing to an around Rs1.7 trillion fiscal hole and wants the provinces, particularly Punjab and Sindh, to shoulder a greater financial burden, Khyber Pakht­unkhwa’s finance czar claimed on Wednesday. Speaking at a news conference, KP Ad­­viser on Finan...

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