Budget expenditure

Budget spending jumps amid rising interest payments

Overall budget expenditure jumped nearly 25 percent year-on-year in the first five months of the current fiscal year, driven by soaring interest payments and subsidies despite lower development spending.

Budget 2015-2016: GDP growth and private investment

Bold and aggressive measures are needed to establish specialised economic zones to attract private investment. Large scale public investments are required for special economic zones. Thus, the call for very ambitious growth target for revenue seems justifiable.

MACRO MIRROR: BUDGET FY2015-16 / Predictable yet unachievable

Writing on budget has become a challenge for me not only because so much has already been discussed, but there is barely anything original in the budget.

Editorial / Budgetary allocation for people with disabilities

Jatiya Pratibandi Forum (JPF), in a press conference on Sunday, highlighted that there has not been any significant allocation for development of people with disabilities in the national budget...

Muhith unveils Tk 2.95 lakh crore budget

Finance minister is unveiling the budget for 2015-16 fiscal – what is believed to be a jumbo size of around Tk 295,100 crore.

March 3, 2025
March 3, 2025

Budget spending jumps amid rising interest payments

Overall budget expenditure jumped nearly 25 percent year-on-year in the first five months of the current fiscal year, driven by soaring interest payments and subsidies despite lower development spending.

June 18, 2015
June 18, 2015

Budget 2015-2016: GDP growth and private investment

Bold and aggressive measures are needed to establish specialised economic zones to attract private investment. Large scale public investments are required for special economic zones. Thus, the call for very ambitious growth target for revenue seems justifiable.

June 15, 2015
June 15, 2015

Predictable yet unachievable

Writing on budget has become a challenge for me not only because so much has already been discussed, but there is barely anything original in the budget.

June 9, 2015
June 9, 2015

Budgetary allocation for people with disabilities

Jatiya Pratibandi Forum (JPF), in a press conference on Sunday, highlighted that there has not been any significant allocation for development of people with disabilities in the national budget...

June 4, 2015
June 4, 2015

Muhith unveils Tk 2.95 lakh crore budget

Finance minister is unveiling the budget for 2015-16 fiscal – what is believed to be a jumbo size of around Tk 295,100 crore.