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PublicDebt605550454035302520151050Fig-9. 2 Sources of Public Debt (percent)FY90FY95FY99FY00FY01FY02FY03Domestic Currency DebtFY04FY05FY06FY07FY08FY09FY10Foreign Currency DebtFY 11Q3-FY<strong>12</strong>The public debt may be understated withoutreport<strong>in</strong>g cont<strong>in</strong>gentliabilities. Cont<strong>in</strong>gentliabilities are not added to the overall debt of thecountry. However, cont<strong>in</strong>gent liabilitiesarepossible obligations that arises from past eventsand whose existence will be confirmed only by theoccurrence or non-occurrence ofone or moreuncerta<strong>in</strong> future events not wholly with<strong>in</strong> thecontrol ofthe government. In the case of <strong>Pakistan</strong>,these <strong>in</strong>clude, for <strong>in</strong>stance, explicit and implicitguarantees issued to Public Sector Enterprises(PSEs) and unfunded losses of stateowned entities.The Governmentof<strong>Pakistan</strong> issued newguarantees aggregat<strong>in</strong>gg Rs. 146.6 billion or 0. .71percent of GDP. Total outstand<strong>in</strong>g stock ofgovernment guarantees as of March20<strong>12</strong> stoodatRs. 487 billion.Table-9.2 Guarantees Outstand<strong>in</strong>gas of March 31, 20<strong>12</strong>(Rs. Billion)Outstand<strong>in</strong>g Guaranteesextended487to PSEs-Domestic Currency256-ForeignCurrency231Memo:Foreign Currency (US$ Million)2,5444Source: Debt Policy Coord<strong>in</strong>ation Office9.2.1 Dynamics of Public Debt BurdenBorrow<strong>in</strong>g domestically or externally is a normal,<strong>in</strong>deed, necessary part of economic activity. Theeconomic rationalefor debt creation is thatborrowers can earn a higher economic returnthanthe cost of <strong>in</strong>vestedfunds and that these economicreturnscan then be translated <strong>in</strong>tof<strong>in</strong>ancial returns.Debt problems forgovernments arise if debt-of debt. This mayalso be expressed as debtservic<strong>in</strong>g capacity does not keeppace with growthexceed<strong>in</strong>g susta<strong>in</strong>able levels.The level of debt depends on the debt servic<strong>in</strong>gcapacity of the economy i.e. export earn<strong>in</strong>gs andrevenue generation. The debtburden can beexpressed <strong>in</strong> terms of the stockratio i.e. debt toGDP, external debt to GDP or flow ratios i.e. debtto revenue, external debt to foreign exchangeearn<strong>in</strong>gs. It is common practice to measure thepublic debt burdenas a percentage of GDP;however, it makes more sensee to measuree debtburden<strong>in</strong> terms of flow ratiosbecause earn<strong>in</strong>gpotential reflects more accurately on repaymentcapacity as GDP changes do not fully translate <strong>in</strong>torevenues, particularly <strong>in</strong> case of <strong>Pakistan</strong> where thetaxation systems are <strong>in</strong>elastic and the taxationmach<strong>in</strong>ery is weak.<strong>12</strong>7

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