Bangladesh Budget 2018-19
Minister suggests lowering prices of liquor
Housing and Public Works Minister Engr Mosharraf Hossain suggests cutting down customs duty on liquor for the sake of flourishing tourism in the country.
No VAT on remittance: NBR
No VAT or tax has been imposed on remittance in the proposed budget for 2018-19 fiscal year, the National Board of Revenue (NBR) says.
Muhith under attack in JS for mollycoddling banks
Opposition MPs continue their scathing attacks on Finance Minister AMA Muhith in Parliament for his 'failure' to restore discipline in the banking sector.
Punish those involved in Bank scam: FBCCI
The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) demands stern punishment for the people involved in in misappropriating money from the country's banks.
Tax measures to hurt middle class
The proposed budgetary measures for fiscal 2018-19 will benefit the high and low income people, leaving the middle- and lower middle-class, which form the majority of Bangladesh's population, strained, said the Centre for Policy Dialogue yesterday.
Cut corporate tax for all sectors
Leading chambers and trade bodies yesterday criticised the government's 2.5 percent corporate tax cut proposal for only banks and financial institutions in fiscal 2018-19, saying the move would not bring in the desired private or foreign investments.
‘No VAT on online shopping’
Online shopping will be excluded from the purview of 5 percent value added tax (VAT) that was proposed on virtual businesses in the budget for FY 2018-19.
No cheers in tax measures
Every year when the budget is placed in the parliament, Taufiq Hasan, a 35-year-old private sector employee, gets all worked up about which products and services he would have to pay more the following fiscal year.
Bowing to banks
The government is continuing to treat banks with kid gloves instead of going tough on them for the rampant financial irregularities and continued poor judgement.
Minister suggests lowering prices of liquor
Housing and Public Works Minister Engr Mosharraf Hossain suggests cutting down customs duty on liquor for the sake of flourishing tourism in the country.
No VAT on remittance: NBR
No VAT or tax has been imposed on remittance in the proposed budget for 2018-19 fiscal year, the National Board of Revenue (NBR) says.
Muhith under attack in JS for mollycoddling banks
Opposition MPs continue their scathing attacks on Finance Minister AMA Muhith in Parliament for his 'failure' to restore discipline in the banking sector.
Punish those involved in Bank scam: FBCCI
The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) demands stern punishment for the people involved in in misappropriating money from the country's banks.
Cut corporate tax for all sectors
Leading chambers and trade bodies yesterday criticised the government's 2.5 percent corporate tax cut proposal for only banks and financial institutions in fiscal 2018-19, saying the move would not bring in the desired private or foreign investments.
Tax measures to hurt middle class
The proposed budgetary measures for fiscal 2018-19 will benefit the high and low income people, leaving the middle- and lower middle-class, which form the majority of Bangladesh's population, strained, said the Centre for Policy Dialogue yesterday.
‘No VAT on online shopping’
Online shopping will be excluded from the purview of 5 percent value added tax (VAT) that was proposed on virtual businesses in the budget for FY 2018-19.
Jobs there, not right skills
Samidul Haque obtained a BBA degree from a private university a year ago.
Allocation of total government expenditure by sectors
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Business-as-usual budget
Finance Minister AMA Muhith presented the FY2018-19 national budget to parliament yesterday. This is a historic event in the sense that it is his tenth consecutive budget that reflects the continuity in fiscal management.