Next budget must focus on boosting revenues
Speakers tell IBFB webinar
24th January, 2021 12:19:09
Reforms in tax policies, encouraging investment and raising revenue collection should get priority in preparing the next fiscal’s budget, economists and business leaders said on Saturday.
The recommendations came at a webinar on National Budget 2021-22, styled: Policy Recommendation oraganised by International Business Forum of Bangladesh (IBFB).
President of IBFB Humayun Rashid made the opening remarks while Former Chairman of NBR Dr Muhammad Abdul Mazid presented the keynote paper.
Former Governor of Bangladesh Bank Dr Atiqur Rahman, Distinguished Fellow of Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) Dr Debapriya Bhattachrya, Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) Director General Dr Khan Ahmed Sayeed, Legal Economist and Vice President of IBFB MS Siddiqui and Chairman of BSRM group of companies Alihussain Akberali, spoke as the panel discussants.