Bangladesh National Budget FY2024-25
The many immoralities behind the govt’s black money whitening scheme
What message is the government trying to send with its black money whitening facility?
6 June 2024, 10:50 AM
Budget FY25: Power sector sees 15% allocation cut
The government has decided to cut 15 percent of allocation for the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources in the proposed budget today..The allocation will be Tk 30,317 crore, which was Tk 34,819 crore last fiscal..Among the two divisions of the ministry, Power Division main
6 June 2024, 10:30 AM
Mango bar, fruit juice to see a price hike
The government wants to raise VAT on the two items to 15% from existing 5%
6 June 2024, 10:22 AM
Education allocation raised by 7.42pc
The government has proposed a raise in allocation in the education sector by 7.42 percent to Tk 94,710 crore in the budget for the next fiscal year compared to the allocation in the outgoing fiscal year
6 June 2024, 10:10 AM
Price of imported electricity meters to rise
The import duty has been increased from 15% to 25%
6 June 2024, 09:44 AM
What gets cheaper, what gets costlier
In this year's budget, depending on the facilities given and withdrawn, prices of products may increase and decrease
6 June 2024, 09:37 AM
Finance minister's full speech of budget fiscal 2024-25
Finance Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali placed Tk 7,97,000 crore national budget for 2024-25 in parliament.
6 June 2024, 09:36 AM
Govt plans to impose capital gains tax on stock investors
They will face 15% tax if income crosses Tk 50 lakh
6 June 2024, 09:32 AM
Surcharge structure unchanged
Currently, the rate of surcharge payable up to the net asset value of Tk 4 crore is nil
6 June 2024, 09:24 AM
VAT on amusement parks may increase
Tour operator services, which include hotels and resorts as well as tour guides, may also no longer enjoy a 15 percent VAT exemption.
6 June 2024, 09:21 AM
Govt withdraws VAT on laptops at import stage
The government has brought some changes in the duty structure for importing laptops in order to make the devices more affordable and bring relief to freelancers and students..The government plans to increase import duty of laptops from 5 percent to 10 percent and at the same time wants to
6 June 2024, 09:18 AM
Shelled cashew nuts may get pricier
Finance Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali today proposed imposing a 5 percent import duty and a 10 percent regulatory duty on shelled cashew nuts.
6 June 2024, 09:16 AM
First Tk 3.5 lakh in income still tax free
Threshold increased for women, senior citizens, physically challenged persons, third gender, freedom fighters
6 June 2024, 09:09 AM
Pay 15% tax to whiten black money
None will raise question if a taxpayer pays a 15 percent tax for immovable properties
6 June 2024, 09:09 AM
Minimum tax unchanged
Tk 5,000 for those under Dhaka, Chattogram city corporations
6 June 2024, 09:08 AM
Ice cream, soft drinks to get costlier
The government plans to raise supplementary duty by 5 percentage points
6 June 2024, 09:07 AM
AC, refrigerator set to be costlier
Flat 7.5% VAT imposed on these appliances
6 June 2024, 09:05 AM
Cigarettes to get costlier
The supplementary duty will be raised by 1 percentage point
6 June 2024, 09:05 AM
What is the difference between household budget and national budget?
The budget of a country and a household depends mainly on income and expenditure, although these two budgets do differ in a few ways
6 June 2024, 09:01 AM
Finance minister places Tk 7,97,000 crore budget in parliament
This is the 54th budget of the country
6 June 2024, 09:01 AM