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Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Thursday met with US delegation led by Senior Advisor to the US President David Lipton at the PM House on Thursday. On this occasion, the PM said that while the government was implementing the IMF programme in the interest of the country, the US influence would be crucial for the disbursement of the next IMF tranche in March this year to help in preparation for next fiscal years Budget. The PM assured the US delegation that the government has taken serious steps for economic reforms. The Reformed General Sales Tax and flood tax measures had already been introduced and passed through the Senate and intensive consultations were now being held with major political parties of the country to build national consensus for their passage through the National Assembly, he added. David Lipton said that the US recognized governments efforts to overcome security and economic challenges and agreed with the Prime Minister that any economic strategy can only be palatable for the people in a democratic system when embedded into a political strategy.
