Dhaka, April 20 -- Finance authorities are set to seek the Prime Minister's guidance as to how far the government can go in complying with the International Monetary Fund conditions to secure hard-term budget-support funds.

Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury will lead his team at the consultation today with Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, officials say, as the IMF lending terms have seemingly outwitted negotiators.

A senior government official who attended last week's Spring Meetings in Washington says the decision has become increasingly complex as the current economic situation leaves little room to fully comply with all the IMF conditions.

"It is now a political decision rather than an economic one -- whether the governmen...