ISLAMABAD: The country will spend around Rs 3.059 trillion on debt servicing including interest payments and retiring its principal amounts during the next financial year 2021-22 which is 36 percent of total budget outlay of Rs 8.497 trillion.

The government has allocated Rs 3.059 trillion in the budget 2021-22 against Rs 2.946 trillion for the current fiscal year which was later revised to Rs2.850 trillion.

In 2021-22 foreign debt servicing is budgeted at Rs302.506 billion against Rs 315.135 billion budgeted for the current fiscal year which was later revised to Rs 239.568 billion.

On domestic debt servicing, the government will spend Rs 2.575 trillion in 2021-22 against Rs 2.631 trillion in 2020-21 which was later revised to Rs 2.611 trillion.

Pakistan's public debt was recorded at Rs 38.006 trillion at end March 2021 compared to Rs 36.399 trillion end June 2020, registering an increase of Rs 1.607 trillion during first nine months of current fiscal year.

Copyright Business Recorder, 2021