Proposed budget
ISPR requests not to get misled by rumours over security of St. Martin’s
Inter Services Public Relation Directorate (ISPR) has urged all not to be misguided by rumours spreading through social media over the security of St. Martin’s island centering Myanmar's ongoing internal conflict near the island.
Opportunity to convert black money into white money, for whose benefit?
Finance Minister Abul Hasan Mahmud Ali has presented a budget proposal for the upcoming fiscal year (2024-2025) with a total size of 7 lakh 97 thousand crore taka. Of this, revenue is 5 lakh 41 thousand crore taka, and the expenditure is 2 lakh 56 thousand crore taka. This means there will be a deficit of 2 lakh 56 thousand crore taka in the budget. To cover the budget deficit, loans totaling 2 lakh 51 thousand 6oo crore Taka will be obtained from various domestic and foreign sources. Of this, 90 thousand 700 crore Taka will come from foreign loans. Additionally, it is expected that 4 thousand 400 crore Taka will be received as grants to help cover the budget deficit. Due to the failure to collect the desired level of revenue from domestic sources, Bangladesh is increasingly becoming dependent on foreign loans. Currently, Bangladesh's tax-to-GDP ratio is 7.6%, which is the lowest among South Asian countries.
Tax-free income limit to remain unchanged
The tax-free income limit for individuals remained unchanged in the proposed budget for the next 2024-25 fiscal.
Proposed budget is Tk 7.97 lakh crore
The proposed budget for the fiscal year 2024-25 is Tk 7.97 lakh crore. The target for the National Board of Revenue (NBR) has been set at Tk 4.80 lakh crore. Additionally, the budget deficit stands at Tk 2.56 lakh crore.
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