Tarin emphasizes stabilizing exchange rate to overcome inflation

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Islamabad
Advisor to the Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin has stressed the need of stabilizing exchange rate to overcome inflation. Talking to media, Shaukat Tarin said that instability in exchange rate has increased the inflation and the government is trying to lessen its burden on people of low income group.
In reply to a question about increase in power tariff, Shaukat Tarin said International Monetary Fund (IMF) has demanded of the government to change the tariff rate. However, he said the government will increase the power tariff less than the demand of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Replying to another question about tax collection targets, Shaukat Tarin said assessment would be made on real assets of the people so that actual tax could be imposed on them.