budget 2023-24

Inflation and not so SMART interest rates

The failure to tame inflation not only imposes a steep tax on the poor and the middle class, it also erodes economic competitiveness.

Budget not for common people

The members of parliament are not adequately involved in formulating the national budget even though they are an integral part of the parliament, Jatiya Party Co-chairman Anisul Islam Mahmud said yesterday.

Safety Net Budget Fy 2023-24: Spending just 1.01pc of GDP, not 2.52pc

On paper, Tk 126,272 crore, the amount earmarked for social safety net programmes, looks to be a hefty sum. But the sum flatters to deceive: as much as 60 percent would be going towards those not in dire need.

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.

Stress on forex reserves to ease soon: Kamal

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal today in his budget speech hoped that the ongoing stress in the foreign exchange reserves would improve in a short period of time.

Healthcare spending up by just 3.2% even as budget sees 12.34% rise

The allocation for the health sector in the proposed budget for the 2023-24 fiscal year has been reduced to approximately 5 percent of the national budget from 5.4 percent in the outgoing fiscal year

NBR proposes withdrawing duties on 425 import items

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has proposed withdrawing supplementary duty (SD) on 234 imported goods and regulatory duty (RD) on 191 imported goods in fiscal year 2023-24 to aid Bangladesh’s graduation from a least developed country (LDC) to a developing one by 2026.

Govt aims to keep average inflation within 6%

In his budget speech for FY2023-24 at the national parliament today, Kamal said inflation would be largely controlled from here on.

Tk 100 crore to be allocated for skill development of youth and women

The finance minister presented the new budget for the fiscal year 2023-2024 in the parliament on Thursday.

March 4, 2024
March 4, 2024

Inflation and not so SMART interest rates

The failure to tame inflation not only imposes a steep tax on the poor and the middle class, it also erodes economic competitiveness.

June 19, 2023
June 19, 2023

Budget not for common people

The members of parliament are not adequately involved in formulating the national budget even though they are an integral part of the parliament, Jatiya Party Co-chairman Anisul Islam Mahmud said yesterday.

June 4, 2023
June 4, 2023

Safety Net Budget Fy 2023-24: Spending just 1.01pc of GDP, not 2.52pc

On paper, Tk 126,272 crore, the amount earmarked for social safety net programmes, looks to be a hefty sum. But the sum flatters to deceive: as much as 60 percent would be going towards those not in dire need.

June 1, 2023
June 1, 2023

Cause for frustration for common people

There is not much in it to make us feel better in terms of its focus and measures.

June 1, 2023
June 1, 2023

Stress on forex reserves to ease soon: Kamal

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal today in his budget speech hoped that the ongoing stress in the foreign exchange reserves would improve in a short period of time.

June 1, 2023
June 1, 2023

Healthcare spending up by just 3.2% even as budget sees 12.34% rise

The allocation for the health sector in the proposed budget for the 2023-24 fiscal year has been reduced to approximately 5 percent of the national budget from 5.4 percent in the outgoing fiscal year

June 1, 2023
June 1, 2023

NBR proposes withdrawing duties on 425 import items

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has proposed withdrawing supplementary duty (SD) on 234 imported goods and regulatory duty (RD) on 191 imported goods in fiscal year 2023-24 to aid Bangladesh’s graduation from a least developed country (LDC) to a developing one by 2026.

June 1, 2023
June 1, 2023

Govt aims to keep average inflation within 6%

In his budget speech for FY2023-24 at the national parliament today, Kamal said inflation would be largely controlled from here on.

June 1, 2023
June 1, 2023

Tk 100 crore to be allocated for skill development of youth and women

The finance minister presented the new budget for the fiscal year 2023-2024 in the parliament on Thursday.

June 1, 2023
June 1, 2023

Digital bank to be set up for financial inclusion

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal today in his budget speech said that a digital bank would be set up within the next fiscal year to broaden and accelerate financial inclusion efforts.