Bangladesh Budget 2023-24
Is Bangladesh at a triple crossroad?
Bangladesh has always battled and progressed through crises. But what future awaits us?
The high cost of failing to reform the cigarette excise tax
Using a tax simulation model, we assessed the expected impact of the tax and price increases on cigarette consumption, tax revenues, and health outcomes and compared it with current budget proposals.
National Budget FY2023-24 / Three perils unaddressed in the new budget
It is not clear how the money needed to implement this ambitious budget will be sourced.
The water tank with many holes
The man eager to pay back his debt is becoming a rarity. Yet, he represents the hardworking, honest Bangladesh that can bring real change to the system.
Budget lacks tools to contain inflation
The measures taken in the proposed budget for the next fiscal year have failed to address the most difficult challenge of containing inflation, and as a result, the suffering of common people will increase further, the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) said yesterday.
High Inflation: Worrying but under control
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal yesterday said that though he is worried about the elevated level of consumer prices, the situation is still under the government’s control.
National Budget 2023-24 / Education lags again in funding and action
The new budget has not displayed cognisance of the need for post-pandemic recovery and remedial actions.
A budget divorced from reality
Self-contradictory is what best describes Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal’s fifth budget, and the last of the Awami League-led government’s current term.
National Budget FY2023-24 / Cause for frustration for common people
There is not much in it to make us feel better in terms of its focus and measures.
Is Bangladesh at a triple crossroad?
Bangladesh has always battled and progressed through crises. But what future awaits us?
The high cost of failing to reform the cigarette excise tax
Using a tax simulation model, we assessed the expected impact of the tax and price increases on cigarette consumption, tax revenues, and health outcomes and compared it with current budget proposals.
Three perils unaddressed in the new budget
It is not clear how the money needed to implement this ambitious budget will be sourced.
The water tank with many holes
The man eager to pay back his debt is becoming a rarity. Yet, he represents the hardworking, honest Bangladesh that can bring real change to the system.
High Inflation: Worrying but under control
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal yesterday said that though he is worried about the elevated level of consumer prices, the situation is still under the government’s control.
Budget lacks tools to contain inflation
The measures taken in the proposed budget for the next fiscal year have failed to address the most difficult challenge of containing inflation, and as a result, the suffering of common people will increase further, the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) said yesterday.
Education lags again in funding and action
The new budget has not displayed cognisance of the need for post-pandemic recovery and remedial actions.
A budget divorced from reality
Self-contradictory is what best describes Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal’s fifth budget, and the last of the Awami League-led government’s current term.
Cause for frustration for common people
There is not much in it to make us feel better in terms of its focus and measures.
Budget has no reflection of people’s sufferings
An underwhelming budget at a time of overwhelming crisis