Budget ‘people-friendly’: Quader

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader today said that the proposed budget for the fiscal year 2023-24 will help the country turn around from the crisis amid the global economic situation.

Quader, also the road transport and bridges minister, made the statement in a quick response to reporters in front of Parliament Bhaban.

"Look at the present world. No country is so good. Europe, America…even look at our neighbours, are they doing good? We are relatively better off," he said.

Quader also said this budget is also "a people-friendly budget".

He added that the budget has been prepared in a way so that people's sufferings subside.

"It is a people-friendly budget. This budget has been made keeping the common people in mind," he said.

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has unveiled the national budget of Tk 761,785 crore for the fiscal year 2023–24 at the Jatiya Sangsad today.