annual budget for FY 2016-17

Budget 2016-17 / Of Obesity or Good Health?

The Finance Minister has proposed a mega Tk.3.4 trillion budget for the upcoming fiscal year 2016-17. It is about 29 percent higher than the revised budget of the outgoing fiscal year.

Budget difficult to implement: Raushan

Terming the proposed 2016-17 national budget “highly ambitious”, Opposition Leader in the parliament Raushan Ershad says it will be very difficult to implement this big size budget.

Pension for pvt jobholders by 2019: Muhith

Finance Minister AMA Muhith says the government plans to introduce pension scheme for the private sector by the end of its tenure in 2019.

BUDGET 2016-17 / Mobilising pvt investment biggest challenge: CPD

The challenge of attracting private investment remains the same as the government in the proposed budget for 2016-17 fiscal year did not give any clear outline to boost confidence of investors, Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) says in its budget reaction.

Let’s Talk Budget / How will the government arrange the money?

I must say that the budget is too ambitious in terms of size. It's 15.5 percent larger than the current FY's initial budget and 29 percent higher than the revised one.

Editorial / An ambitious budget

The finance minister has presented the 45th annual budget of Tk3.4 trillion that is 29 per cent bigger than the last fiscal.

Prices down, prices up

The finance minister proposes changes to duties and taxes on different products, which will result in increase and decrease in their prices.

Internet communications equipment to cost less

Internet use through WiFi and Wimax will get some boost as the finance minister proposes to reduce import duty on these products.

June 6, 2016
June 6, 2016

Of Obesity or Good Health?

The Finance Minister has proposed a mega Tk.3.4 trillion budget for the upcoming fiscal year 2016-17. It is about 29 percent higher than the revised budget of the outgoing fiscal year.

June 5, 2016
June 5, 2016

Budget difficult to implement: Raushan

Terming the proposed 2016-17 national budget “highly ambitious”, Opposition Leader in the parliament Raushan Ershad says it will be very difficult to implement this big size budget.

June 3, 2016
June 3, 2016

Pension for pvt jobholders by 2019: Muhith

Finance Minister AMA Muhith says the government plans to introduce pension scheme for the private sector by the end of its tenure in 2019.

June 3, 2016
June 3, 2016

Mobilising pvt investment biggest challenge: CPD

The challenge of attracting private investment remains the same as the government in the proposed budget for 2016-17 fiscal year did not give any clear outline to boost confidence of investors, Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) says in its budget reaction.

June 3, 2016
June 3, 2016

An ambitious budget

The finance minister has presented the 45th annual budget of Tk3.4 trillion that is 29 per cent bigger than the last fiscal.

June 3, 2016
June 3, 2016

How will the government arrange the money?

I must say that the budget is too ambitious in terms of size. It's 15.5 percent larger than the current FY's initial budget and 29 percent higher than the revised one.

June 2, 2016
June 2, 2016

Prices down, prices up

The finance minister proposes changes to duties and taxes on different products, which will result in increase and decrease in their prices.

June 2, 2016
June 2, 2016

Internet communications equipment to cost less

Internet use through WiFi and Wimax will get some boost as the finance minister proposes to reduce import duty on these products.