Agriculture sector needs to be prioritised in upcoming budget
The new budget is knocking at the door. The budget for the 2025–26 fiscal year may be presented on June 2. The preaparing the budget is currently underway. It has already been reported that the size of the upcoming budget may be Tk 7.9 trillion. Compared to this year’s original budget, it will be Tk 70 billion less. For the first time since independence, the budget size is decreasing in monetary terms. Undoubtedly, this will be a contractionary budget. Due to ongoing high inflation, slow revenue collection, and lack of capacity in budget implementation, a tight budget is indeed desirable for us.