Bangladesh Budget 2023-24: Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal today proposed imposing 15 per cent customs duty on cashew nuts and 25 per cent on both fresh and dried dates.
As the cost of living continues to rise, it has becoming increasingly challenging for the middle class to maintain financial stability. Countless families are finding it difficult to balance their income and expenses, often resorting to taking loans each month or downsizing their homes.
Bangladesh Budget 2023-24: Education ministries got a chop for the next fiscal year as the proposed development allocation for them is lower than the allocation of the outgoing fiscal year.
Budget 2023-24: Domestic air travellers will face a travel tax for the first time from 2023-24, while people going abroad will pay up to 67 percent higher taxes. The move is aimed at reducing unnecessary foreign travel, inculcating austerity habits and creating new revenue streams.
Bangladesh Budget 2023-24: Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal today in his budget speech said that a digital bank would be set up within the next fiscal year to broaden and accelerate financial inclusion efforts.