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Prices up, prices down
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal today proposed changes to duties on different products, which will result in increase and decrease in their prices.
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Tax rebate for employing third gender workers
To ensure employment, standard living, and social and economic integration of members of the third gender communities in Bangladesh, the government has proposed to enact special tax incentives in the proposed budget for those who will employ third gender workers.
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Cigarettes, other tobacco products to be costlier
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal proposed to hike the price of tobacco products in the proposed fiscal year 2021-2022.
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Govt to allocate Tk 1,07,614 crore for social safety net programmes
The government has proposed to allocate Tk 1,07,614 crore for the social safety net programmes for the 2021-22 fiscal year, as it aims to bring more of the country's marginalised and vulnerable population under protection.
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Per capita income now $2,227
The country’s per capita income stood at $2,227 which was $2064 in 2019-20 fiscal year and $543 in FY 2005-2006.
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Proposed budget seeks VAT exemption on sanitary napkin production
To ensure the reproductive health protection of women and girls, Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has proposed a VAT exemption -- at local manufacturing stage -- on the production of sanitary napkins and import of certain raw materials for producing pads.
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Old age allowance to cover 8 lakh more senior citizens
Eight lakh more poverty-stricken elderly citizens will be covered under the “old-age allowance” in the proposed FY21-22 budget.
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Budget for coronavirus-battered education sector unchanged
The allocation for the education sector in the proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year of 2021-22 remains almost unchanged in terms of size and percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), compared to the current budget.
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Pandemic response: Tk 10,000 crore proposed for emergency requirements
The finance ministry has proposed a block allocation worth Tk 10,000 crore to meet the expenses related to unanticipated emergency requirements, like the budget of the previous fiscal.
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Freedom Fighters’ allowance proposed to be increased to Tk 20,000
Honorarium for valiant Freedom Fighters will be increased from Tk 12,000 to Tk 20,000 in the next fiscal year, according to proposed budget for 2021-22.
