Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal today proposed increasing the allocation by 5.5 per cent year-on-year for social safety net programmes carried out by the government.

A hefty amount of subsidy allocated by the government to offset the price increases in the global market may pose a challenge in the budget management for the next fiscal year, said Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal today.

The government has proposed a uniform tax rate on the earnings of the services export and goods with a view to encouraging diversification of export goods and ensuring a level-playing field for all other sectors exporting goods and services.

The Bangladesh Bank will conduct a feasibility study on the possibility of introducing a Central Bank Digital Currency (CDBC) in Bangladesh, said Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal in his budget speech today. 

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal sees six major challenges for the fiscal year 2022-23:

The additional 1 per cent cash incentive on the export receipts of readymade garments would continue in the next fiscal year as the government looks to boost the shipment of clothing items.

The public administration, education, technology, transport and communication sectors have been allocated the highest portion of the National Budget for FY 2022-2023.

The government has set a 5.6 per cent inflation target in the proposed budget for the 2022-23 fiscal year although the prices of essentials and other commodities are persisting at higher levels.

The government has no plans to inject capital into state-run banks as it has already taken several initiatives to put an end to this culture, Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal said today.

The government proposed increasing the source tax on export proceeds to 1 per cent from the existing 0.5 per cent in the next fiscal year.

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal is placing the national budget for fiscal year (2022-2023) at the Jatiya Sangsad.

The finance minister has proposed abolishing the scope for whitening of black money through the stock market.

The bank accounts with balance over Tk 5 crore may have to pay more excise duty from the next fiscal year.

The Bangladesh government has set a target of 7.5 per cent growth of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) in the upcoming fiscal year of 2022-23 beginning from July.

The government has set a target to collect Tk 433,000 crore as revenue in the upcoming 2022-23 fiscal year.

The price of the handsets will go up as the government today proposed 5 percent value-added tax on mobile handset sales.

The overall budget deficit for the fiscal year 2022-23 will be Tk 245,064 crore, or 5.5 percent of GDP, said Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal in his budget speech today.

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal unveiled a proposed budget of Tk 678,064 crore for 2022-23 fiscal year in the national parliament today.

The Cabinet at a special meeting today approved the proposed national budget for the fiscal year 2022-23.

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has reached the National Parliament to present the National Budget for the financial year 2022-23 today.