Finance Minister AMA Muhith has opted to go green and discourage people from using polythene products and poly-packaging.

Bad news for the middle-income group as the government is opted to impose higher VAT rates for smaller apartments at a time when sales have picked up.

​Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith rolls out a Tk 4,64,573 crore national budget for fiscal year 2018-19 setting the GDP growth target at 7.8 percent and outlining a set of plans-strategies to build a prosperous, happy and peaceful country.

Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith will address a post budget press briefing tomorrow, according to a finance ministry press release.

The boom in the manufacturing sector, especially in the developing countries has been a boon to the GDP growth of many traditionally consumer-oriented economies.

Bangladesh should be justifiably proud of its development achievements and this progress accelerated over the past decade.

As we understand, budgets are drawn up to prioritise where to spend money and how to do it. It is also about how to collect that money. The end result would be growth, prosperity and a people better equipped to face the tomorrow.

With the national elections only months away, Finance Minister AMA Muhith places the budget tomorrow for a record 10th consecutive time, aiming to please people from all segments of society.

Finance Minister AMA Muhith is set to place a mega budget of around 'Tk 468,200 crore' in Parliamenton Thursdayfor the fiscal year 2018-19 amid the fast approaching national election.

The budget implementation rate has been falling consistently for the last seven fiscal years, exposing poor capacity of government agencies and the widening gap between planning and execution.