Pakistan News And Discussion-14

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http://www.dawn.com/2007/12/06/top12.htm
<b>Villagers debunk claims about poverty reduction </b><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->“Since the Nov 3 emergency, the price of wheat has risen by 25 per cent, from $7.50 for 40kg or 88 pounds, to $10,” villagers said.

Rice rose by 25 per cent, mustard oil by 75 per cent, from $1.33 a kilogram to $2.33. Even before the emergency, they said, prices had been rising over the last several years.

“Here, a poor person earns 100 rupees a day,” said Shahed Imran, a 22-year-old tea stall owner. “How can he support his family?”

The report pointed out that “Pakistani and international economists agreed that the inflation rate was 10 per cent last year…<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Is this emergency tax?