The key question, however, remains: to what extent have our current economic challenges been addressed by the new budget? It hasn't done proper justice to answer this question.

Sammilito Sangskritik Jote has organised a protest rally at the central Shaheed Minar premises today at 5 pm to protest against the government's proposed budget for the cultural sector this year. 

We should have focused on addressing the macro-fundamentals, which would create a launching pad for the coming year’s fiscal flow.