Some suggestions
It is just a matter of time to see how the budget will be for the next year but I somehow believe that some business sectors are neglected in the budget. I can blatantly say that there are business people who hang around the ministers to fulfil the demands only for their own business sectors. Whether it is FBCCI or MCCI or even BGMEA, all these bodies talk about the needs and wants of only one particular sector, which is, of course the garment sector. Because most of the top individuals of these bodies are garment owners. We do not see any individual or group of people from any other sector who play a vital role in influencing the government. Toiletries sector is one such sector which is neglected beyond imagination. There are extremely good opportunities abroad for exporting toiletries in continents like Africa or South America or even in Eastern Europe. But unfortunately, with heavy duties on raw materials and higher interest rates on bank loans, it is impossible to compete with other countries.
I hope the government will think about other sectors as well and treat the toiletries as a sick sector and minimize the heavy duty rates on it. It should urge the banks to give loans to the toiletries sector at lower interest rates.
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