The government proposed increasing the source tax on export proceeds to 1 per cent from the existing 0.5 per cent in the next fiscal year.

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal is placing the national budget for fiscal year (2022-2023) at the Jatiya Sangsad.

The finance minister has proposed abolishing the scope for whitening of black money through the stock market.

The bank accounts with balance over Tk 5 crore may have to pay more excise duty from the next fiscal year.

The Bangladesh government has set a target of 7.5 per cent growth of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) in the upcoming fiscal year of 2022-23 beginning from July.

The price of the handsets will go up as the government today proposed 5 percent value-added tax on mobile handset sales.

The overall budget deficit for the fiscal year 2022-23 will be Tk 245,064 crore, or 5.5 percent of GDP, said Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal in his budget speech today.

The Cabinet at a special meeting today approved the proposed national budget for the fiscal year 2022-23.

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has reached the National Parliament to present the National Budget for the financial year 2022-23 today.

The government will broaden its social safety net programmes in the upcoming national budget to continue support to the country’s marginalised population, Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal said yesterday.

A Chinese company has been given the charge of collecting tolls of the "Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Tunnel" built under the Karnaphuli river in Chattogram.

The government finally raised its guard against the dwindling dollar reserves, putting its employees’ foreign tours on hold and deferring projects that require much imports.

Arguing for the recent diesel prices hike, Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal today said the government has spent huge for safety net programmes without printing any sum of money.

Although the economy is facing numerous challenges, the government is hopeful about addressing them as it sees the obstacles as opportunities, Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal said today.

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has proposed to reduce tariffs on microbus import to discourage the use of accident-prone vehicles like Nasimon and Karimon and to encourage the use of microbuses as an alternative public transport.

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has proposed to promote the “Made in Bangladesh” brand to accelerate establishment of mega industries and production of import-substitute industrial goods in the country.

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal today proposed changes to duties on different products, which will result in increase and decrease in their prices.

The next budget to be presented at the parliament will make it clear whether the scope for whitening the black money will be there in the next fiscal year or not, Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal said today.

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal today said that the government will look out for the interests of the business community even if there is some loss to the banks at the moment.

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal today said the government will consider the proposal for the withdrawal of duty on onion imports.