Government's economic reforms are yielding positive results.
The government has gone beyond the IMF program’s requirements and implemented comprehensive reforms, including the restructuring of the energy sector, broadening the tax base and efforts to combat corruption.
Subsidy reforms were unavoidable, but the government increased social protection through Benazir Income Support Program, with a twenty five percent increase in its funding.
The government has also initiated industrial recovery efforts through the Special Investment Facilitation Council. These efforts are promoting investment in agriculture, IT, and other sectors.
Progressive measures such as higher income taxes on the elite and a windfall tax on banks have been introduced. To reduce the burden on the poor, non-interest expenditures have been increased by thirty two percent.