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Powered by VAT

Bangladesh is finally going to implement a single and uniform VAT rate, ending the two-and-a-half-decade system of multiple VAT
1 June 2017

Govt sets a huge target

Finance Minister AMA Muhith has unveiled a plan to utilise an unprecedented amount of foreign aid next fiscal year with a view to
1 June 2017

LITTLE CARE for quality spending

When resources are limited, only quality, efficient spending can bring higher and sustainable growth. And this is where Bangladesh
1 June 2017

Slow projects dwarf power sector gains

The government has missed its target to finish several large power projects on time, while demand for power keeps spiralling.
1 June 2017

Minting money thru' banks

The government has been championing the cause of financial inclusion in recent years but, paradoxically, it is progressively penalising
1 June 2017

Investment to be raised to 31.9pc of GDP

The government wants to increase the investment ratio by 1.6 percentage points to take the total investment at 31.9 percent of the
1 June 2017

Income tax rates, tax-free limit to stay unchanged

The government's move to keep tax-free income threshold and the tax rates on individuals and firms unchanged in the next fiscal
1 June 2017

Govt to shore up remittance

The government is set to put in place a dedicated portal for migrant workers as part of the efforts to boost the remittance inflow,
1 June 2017

Go slowly, get costly

Be it construction of a road, a sea port or a power plant, almost all projects go through delays and cost escalations, a problem that
1 June 2017

Subsidy expense to go up 17.3pc

The government is set to increase its subsidy expenditure by 17.30 percent from the current year to Tk 27,954 crore in fiscal 2017-18
1 June 2017

Problem in Education: Quality not priority

Although the government has increased budgetary allocations for the education sector over the years attaching top priority to it, the
1 June 2017

Big boost for road, railway

Allocation for communications infrastructure saw a big boost in the proposed budget, though quality compliance will remain a concern
1 June 2017

Allocation by Sectors FY 2017-18

In Crores of Taka: 4,00266
1 June 2017

Allocation for law enforcers to go up

In the wake of growing militant activities in the country, the government has significantly increased allocation in the proposed budget
1 June 2017

FFs to get 2 festival bonuses

The proposed budget brings some good news for war heroes.
1 June 2017

One lakh beggars to be rehabilitated

The government plans to rehabilitate one lakh beggars in the next four years under its “Ekti Bari Ekti Khamar” (one house one farm) project.
1 June 2017

Result lies in how govt spends

The proposed health budget is an increase, from the preceding one and in terms of its percentage in the total budget, but the plans
1 June 2017

History of Budget

History of Budget
1 June 2017

Ambitious, populist with eye on polls

If the past record of budget implementation is any guide, the proposed budget definitely looks ambitious in terms of both revenue
1 June 2017

Mobile sets to get costlier

Customers will have to pay more for buying mobile handsets as the finance minister has proposed doubling the customs duty on
1 June 2017