Shaukat Tarin says 50-year inflation record has broken

GUJRANWALA (92 News) - Former finance minister Shaukat Tarin has said that the 50-year inflation record has broken.

Addressing the workers' convention on Friday, he said that the poor suffering from the inflation. "During the PTI tenure, the revenue was increase at the rate of 30 percent. The growth rate was at six percent and now it six percent," he maintained.

The former finance minister said that the PTI had given the relief to the masses by slashing the government expenditures. "The PTI government also controlled the prices of daily-use items," he added.

He said that the government will have to increase the industry, IT and exports. "The PTI had already worked on the agriculture sector and will do the same in future as 62 percent people are associated with agriculture," he maintained.

Shaukat Tarin said that the country is in dire need of the energy reforms. "Imran Khan had started 10 small and big dams. His vision is to create equal opportunities for the poor and the rich," he added.