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But companies must go cashless

The government has decided to construct 4,032 rental-based residential flats for low-income individuals during the new fiscal year

The government has decided to raise the allocation for health sector by Tk 3,356 crore in the proposed budget of fiscal year 2024-25 today

What message is the government trying to send with its black money whitening facility?

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

The government has reduced its expenditure by Tk 47,367 crore in the revised budget for the outgoing fiscal year 2023-24, bringing it down to Tk 714,418 crore..In the budget for FY24, total government expenditure was estimated at Tk 761,785 crore..However, considering overall governm

The government wants to raise VAT on the two items to 15% from existing 5%

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

In the fiscal year 2024-25 budget speech, Finance Minister Abul Hasan Mahmud Ali announced an increase in the supplementary duty on mobile phone calls and internet services. Effective immediately, the supplementary duty has been raised by 5 percent, bringing the total VAT on talk time and internet services to 20 percent from the previous 15 percent. This increase will be applied at the time of mobile phone recharge.

The Finance Minister has put forward a proposition to exempt from tax the incoming arising from several tech-related business activities, on the condition that the business holder is a resident or a non-resident Bangladeshi. Furthermore, the tax exemption will last three years and only on the condition that all business activities of such a person are cashless. 

The import duty has been increased from 15% to 25%

In this year's budget, depending on the facilities given and withdrawn, prices of products may increase and decrease

Finance Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali placed Tk 7,97,000 crore national budget for 2024-25 in parliament.

They will face 15% tax if income crosses Tk 50 lakh

Currently, the rate of surcharge payable up to the net asset value of Tk 4 crore is nil

Tour operator services, which include hotels and resorts as well as tour guides, may also no longer enjoy a 15 percent VAT exemption.

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

Finance Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali today proposed imposing a 5 percent import duty and a 10 percent regulatory duty on shelled cashew nuts.

Threshold increased for women, senior citizens, physically challenged persons, third gender, freedom fighters