The parliament today passed the Tk 7,97,000 crore national budget for the 2024-25 fiscal year with the aim of achieving 6.75 percent GDP growth rate and keeping annual inflation at around six percent
Two ruling Awami League MPs and a Jatiya Party MP today in parliament criticised the government for keeping the provision of whitening the black money in the proposed budget for 2024-25 fiscal
The parliament today passed the supplementary budget of Tk 30,643.51 crore for the fiscal 2023-24 to meet the increased expenditures under different ministries and divisions for the outgoing fiscal year ending June 30
Allocation of resources to the health sector and proper utilisation of that allocation are crucial for achieving universal health coverage (UHC)
Finance Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali yesterday expressed hope that the government would be able to curb high inflation on the back of budgetary measures and the central bank’s steps.
Tax exemptions provided by the National Board of Revenue (NBR) are estimated to rise to Tk 163,000 crore in fiscal 2024-25 as the tax administration looks to ease the pressure on individuals and facilitate higher economic growth.
The proposed national budget for fiscal 2024-25 lacks concrete measures for addressing the current economic concerns, such as runaway inflation and depleting foreign exchange reserves, the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) said yesterday.
Tour operator services, which include hotels and resorts as well as tour guides, may also no longer enjoy a 15 percent VAT exemption.
The government has brought some changes in the duty structure for importing laptops in order to make the devices more affordable and bring relief to freelancers and students..The government plans to increase import duty of laptops from 5 percent to 10 percent and at the same time wants to
Finance Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali today proposed imposing a 5 percent import duty and a 10 percent regulatory duty on shelled cashew nuts.
Threshold increased for women, senior citizens, physically challenged persons, third gender, freedom fighters
None will raise question if a taxpayer pays a 15 percent tax for immovable properties
The government plans to raise supplementary duty by 5 percentage points
SD on SIM will be raised to 20% and VAT on eSIM will be increased to Tk 300 each
