budget allocation for social safety net programmes

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 / Whom is the budget supposed to serve?

The budget is only an account of the government's income and expenditure, one can’t expect it to make any fundamental changes to the economic structure.

The poor need better budgetary support

Government must ensure that the most vulnerable get the assistance they need

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 3, 2023
June 3, 2023

Whom is the budget supposed to serve?

The budget is only an account of the government's income and expenditure, one can’t expect it to make any fundamental changes to the economic structure.

May 24, 2023
May 24, 2023

The poor need better budgetary support

Government must ensure that the most vulnerable get the assistance they need

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