Since it first leaked to the public last month, the news of a proposed amendment in the central bank’s status has become a topic of national discussion. Some people have gone so far as to call it an IMF conspiracy to break Pakistan while others thought it was against our national interest and needed to incorporate other objectives such as growth and employment. We touched base with several commentators who have been looking at this issue to get their views on the SBP autonomy

A revolutionary program of providing direct subsidy to 30 million families – around half of the country’s population from June was launched in March by PM Khan. However, the government has not explained how long the program is to continue, how much participation is from the private sector and how much will be funded by federal versus provincial governments, who now after the 18th Amendment should ultimately be responsible for such schemes.

Authors argue that the government proposal to remove the RCET policy and offer DLTL scheme of rebates to exporters instead is a highly illogical policy that spoils their efforts undertaken for the past two-half years, which has led to an expansion and growth of the textile sector.