The government has set an ambitious target of setting up 100 economic zones in the next 15 years, says the finance minister in his budget speech today.
The government finally takes initiative to develop a bond market in the country.
The government finally takes initiative to develop a bond market in the country.
The government proposes to withdraw value added tax (VAT) on a number of products and services to encourage local industries grow further.
Many of the projects Finance Minister AMA Muhith mentioned in his budget speech yesterday for the country's infrastructure development were years-old and should have been completed by now.
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The government plans to go tough on violent politics in order to jack up the economy and achieve higher growth.
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The landlords who charge more than Tk 25,000 as rent for a single living unit will have to receive the rent through banks from the next fiscal year.
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In an unprecedented manner, the opposition in the Jatiya Sangsad yesterday highly lauded the 2014-15 proposed budget by repeatedly thumping on their desks along with the treasury bench lawmakers.
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At long last the government means to implement the 'Polluters Pay Principle' by imposing one percent environmental surcharge on polluting industries and providing tax holiday for non-polluting brickfields.
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