High tax expenditure: A paradox in Bangladesh’s tax system
Bangladesh has an unusually high tax expenditure to GDP ratio despite having low revenue generation through direct tax.
1m ago
Tax reform imperatives for the interim government
Historically, revenue efforts in Bangladesh have been seriously inadequate, which has constrained public expenditure.
2m ago
Let people, not political parties, decide interim govt’s role
The interim government should call for a plebiscite along with a reform agenda and estimated timeframe to achieve them.
3m ago
Our social safety net budget is neither equitable nor efficient
How does the social protection budget for the 2023-24 fiscal year fare when analysed through the lenses of equity and efficiency?
1y ago
Rethinking Bangladesh's social security budget
Almost a decade after the approval of the NSSS, the country has not yet established a single registry system or installed a robust MIS.
1y ago
Reforms proposed by IMF have been planned by the govt before
Time has come to make good on those plans.
2y ago
Bangladesh needs a new vision for social protection
Bangladesh’s social protection, a key policy instrument in the country, has had a history of innovation evolved around crises
2y ago
Financial inclusion: Identifying policy gaps and a way forward
Ensuring accessible, affordable and reliable financial services for all is one of the prerequisites of inclusive growth. The need for a comprehensive and focused public document for this purpose, outlining the vision, concrete targets and clearly defined implementation plan, had long been agreed upon by most financial policymakers worldwide.
2y ago
April 7, 2020
Navigating the socioeconomic perils of Covid-19 in Bangladesh
Despite the depressing state of major indicators such as negative export-import growth; large revenue deficit; falling private sector investment; rising non-performing loans recorded in the last quarter of 2019
June 18, 2019
Budget FY2019-20: Social-sector allocation far from adequate
The population structure of any nation provides the country with a window of opportunity to reap economic and social dividends from the structure. In the language of demographers and economists, this is known as first demographic dividend.
October 4, 2015
Taking care of our senior citizens
HELPAge International, a UK based think tank, produced the 'Global Age Watch Index' which ranks countries according to the social and economic well-being
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