subsidy

Power, agriculture to drive up subsidies

The subsidies and incentive expenditures in the upcoming budget are going to be more than that of the current fiscal year.

Rajshahi businesses should reduce reliance on subsidies: NBR chairman

NBR sits with Rajshahi businesses in a pre-budget discussion

Power Sector Subsidy: Low revenue collection limits disbursement

Though the government has allocated a large amount of subsidy to the power sector, it is unable to disburse the amount as per demand due to narrow fiscal space.

‘Allocate subsidies for those who need the most’

Planning minister says at event of Citizen's Platform for SDGs, Bangladesh

Subsidy, interest bills highest in a decade

Bangladesh’s spending on subsidies and interest payments surged 45 per cent year-on-year in the first eight months of this fiscal year, turning out to be the highest in at least a decade.

Power, gas to get costlier

The prices of electricity, gas and diesel are set to increase one by one as the government pulls back the subsidies in keeping with the austerity measures.

Reduce fund wastage, phase out subsidy in energy sector

The government should stop fund wastage in the energy sector and eventually phase out subsidies, which have created pressure on the public coffer, according to economists and entrepreneurs.

Tk 16,000 crore subsidy for fertiliser proposed

The government is going to increase the subsidy by big margin for fertilisers in the next fiscal year (2022-23) due to the sharp rise in its price in the global markets.

Record subsidy, but will it be enough?

Strange times are these in which we live when record subsidy allocation may still come short of what is needed.

February 8, 2016
February 8, 2016

India shelves investigation

India agreed in principle not to carry out investigations relating to anti-dumping and countervailing duties on jute goods exported from Bangladesh, a senior commerce ministry official said yesterday.

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