However, the minister did not respond when journalists asked how the budget could be expansionary when it will increase by only four percent compared to the current budget.
Impact of Electronic Tax Returns on Bangladesh's Annual Revenue: Bangladesh can raise an additional $32.6 billion in revenues annually within the next four years if the electronic filing of tax returns can be ensured, said the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) yesterday.
The government is going to increase funds by 34% for imports of food grain in the upcoming fiscal year 2024-25 while reducing allocation by nearly 18% for domestic procurement. Senior officials say the government wants to increase allocation for imports of food grains amid fall in global food production and dollar rate increase against the taka so that it can spend the fund