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Pakistani government to fight IMF demands for spending cuts

机译：巴基斯坦政府应对国际货币基金组织削减开支的要求

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Asif Ali Zardari, the President of Pakistan, has denied reports that he will be forced to slash defence spending by up to 30 per cent as one of the conditions for securing a loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Pakistan opened discussions with the IMF on 22 October with a view to securing a three-year loan of around USD9.6 billion. The country needs an immediate cash injection of around USD4 billion to avoid defaulting on its current account payments after inflation of around 25 per cent and soaring fuel and food prices crippled its economy. Pakistani media quoted a leaked government document as saying that the IMF would prescribe a 30 per cent cut in defence spending between 2009 and 2020 in exchange for emergency funding. However, Zardari said that this kind of measure was "not on the IMF's agenda", as military commentators voiced their alarm about what cuts on this scale would mean for the Pakistan Army. According to Jane's Defence Forecasts, Pakistan allocated USD4.6 billion for defence in 2008: just under 3 per cent of GDP. This was further supplemented by around USD 1.3 billion in military aid from the United States.
机译：巴基斯坦总统阿西夫·阿里·扎尔达里（Asif Ali Zardari）否认有报道称，作为获得国际货币基金组织（IMF）贷款的条件之一，他将被迫削减多达30％的国防开支。巴基斯坦于10月22日与国际货币基金组织开始讨论，以期获得约96亿美元的三年期贷款。该国需要立即注入约40亿美元的现金，以避免通货膨胀率达到25％左右，而燃料和食品价格飞涨严重打击其经济后，其经常账户付款不会违约。巴基斯坦媒体援引一份泄露的政府文件的话说，国际货币基金组织将在2009年至2020年之间规定将国防开支削减30％，以换取紧急资金。但是，扎尔达里说，这种措施“不在国际货币基金组织的议程上”，因为军事评论员对削减这种规模对巴基斯坦军队意味着什么感到震惊。根据《简氏国防预测》，巴基斯坦在2008年为国防拨款46亿美元：仅占GDP的3％。此外，美国还提供了约13亿美元的军事援助。

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