Budget 2014 15
100 economic zones to be set up in 15 years
The government has set an ambitious target of setting up 100 economic zones in the next 15 years, says the finance minister in his budget speech today.
Wage earners offered tax benefit
The government finally takes initiative to develop a bond market in the country.
Source tax withdrawn from bond, bills
The government finally takes initiative to develop a bond market in the country.
VAT exemption for local industries
The government proposes to withdraw value added tax (VAT) on a number of products and services to encourage local industries grow further.
Farmers to be unhappy
Din Mohammad Alam, a farmer in Natore, could not be happy when he watched Finance Minister AMA Muhith speaking on agriculture budget yesterday afternoon.
...
Delay trap
Many of the projects Finance Minister AMA Muhith mentioned in his budget speech yesterday for the country's infrastructure development were years-old and should have been completed by now.
...
Contain violence, grow economy
The government plans to go tough on violent politics in order to jack up the economy and achieve higher growth.
...
Landlords guilty if tax dodged
The landlords who charge more than Tk 25,000 as rent for a single living unit will have to receive the rent through banks from the next fiscal year.
...
JS witnesses new record
In an unprecedented manner, the opposition in the Jatiya Sangsad yesterday highly lauded the 2014-15 proposed budget by repeatedly thumping on their desks along with the treasury bench lawmakers.
...
