national savings schemes

Rethinking Bangladesh’s deficit financing

Financing a deficit budget through non-marketable securities like the National Savings Certificate has a set of challenges.

Savings Instrument Tax at source to be slashed back to 5pc

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has stepped back from his budget decision to increase the source tax on all national savings instruments to 10 percent, considering that the hike would add more burden on the fixed income groups.

NSS RATES / To cut or not to cut?

To cut or not to cut yield on national savings schemes (NSS)—that's one headache our finance minister is unable to get rid of. Will reducing rates on national savings schemes (NSS) have a strictly positive impact on our economy?

November 11, 2024
November 11, 2024

Rethinking Bangladesh’s deficit financing

Financing a deficit budget through non-marketable securities like the National Savings Certificate has a set of challenges.

July 30, 2019
July 30, 2019

Savings Instrument Tax at source to be slashed back to 5pc

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has stepped back from his budget decision to increase the source tax on all national savings instruments to 10 percent, considering that the hike would add more burden on the fixed income groups.

August 16, 2017
August 16, 2017

To cut or not to cut?

To cut or not to cut yield on national savings schemes (NSS)—that's one headache our finance minister is unable to get rid of. Will reducing rates on national savings schemes (NSS) have a strictly positive impact on our economy?