Rice said, "In terms of our discussions, we are talking about broadly how to restore stronger, more balanced growth by reducing domestic and external imbalances, improving the business environment, strengthening institutions, increasing transparency and importantly protecting social spending. So that last part does indeed speak broadly, that social spending is and protecting social spending is in fact an important part of the discussion that we are having on a program with Pakistan."
Rice said, "In terms of our discussions, we are talking about broadly how to restore stronger, more balanced growth by reducing domestic and external imbalances, improving the business environment, strengthening institutions, increasing transparency and importantly protecting social spending. So that last part does indeed speak broadly, that social spending is and protecting social spending is in fact an important part of the discussion that we are having on a program with Pakistan."