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    437 : Pakistan Faces a Widening Fiscal Imbalance

    Faiza Saleem

    14 July 2017

    Pakistan's budget for the fiscal year 2017-18 presents a bleak financial picture. This paper discusses the underlying causes for persistent fiscal deficits that threaten the country's recent economic recovery.