The finance minister has presented the 45th annual budget of Tk3.4 trillion that is 29 per cent bigger than the last fiscal.

I must say that the budget is too ambitious in terms of size. It's 15.5 percent larger than the current FY's initial budget and 29 percent higher than the revised one.

The finance minister proposes changes to duties and taxes on different products, which will result in increase and decrease in their prices.

The government sets a target of 7.2 percent GDP growth for the next fiscal year, considering the positive results in private sector investment.