One of the key measures in this year’s budget is the repeal of the Quick Enhancement of Electricity and Energy Supply (Special Provision) Act, 2010, to enhance transparency.

This budget failed to redefine the role of the state and mark a departure from inequality and patronage.

Grounded in the spirit of the July Uprising, the budget seeks to restore economic stability while fostering a just and sustainable society.

Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed today proposed a Tk 7,90,000 crore budget for the 2025–26 fiscal year, which is 12.7 percent of the GDP

Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed is delivering budget speech

According to the primary draft plan, revenue budget size is Tk 5,74,000 crore

In a year stripped of spectacle, interim govt set to deliver an outlay shaped by restraint, realism and possibly, reform

The interim government is likely to retain the opportunity to invest undeclared wealth, commonly known as black money, in the real estate sector, albeit with a sharp increase in associated tax rates.

These include steps to reduce the cost of doing business and align tax policies with the requirements of LDC graduation

Debapriya Bhattacharya tells The Daily Star

The philosophical focus of the upcoming budget should be pro-poor and pro-people.