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

To ensure employment, standard living, and social and economic integration of members of the third gender communities in Bangladesh, the government has proposed to enact special tax incentives in the proposed budget for those who will employ third gender workers.

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal proposed to hike the price of tobacco products in the proposed fiscal year 2021-2022.

The government has proposed to allocate Tk 1,07,614 crore for the social safety net programmes for the 2021-22 fiscal year, as it aims to bring more of the country's marginalised and vulnerable population under protection.

The country’s per capita income stood at $2,227 which was $2064 in 2019-20 fiscal year and $543 in FY 2005-2006.

To ensure the reproductive health protection of women and girls, Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has proposed a VAT exemption -- at local manufacturing stage -- on the production of sanitary napkins and import of certain raw materials for producing pads.

Eight lakh more poverty-stricken elderly citizens will be covered under the “old-age allowance” in the proposed FY21-22 budget.

The allocation for the education sector in the proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year of 2021-22 remains almost unchanged in terms of size and percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), compared to the current budget.

The finance ministry has proposed a block allocation worth Tk 10,000 crore to meet the expenses related to unanticipated emergency requirements, like the budget of the previous fiscal.

Honorarium for valiant Freedom Fighters will be increased from Tk 12,000 to Tk 20,000 in the next fiscal year, according to proposed budget for 2021-22.

Private healthcare service providers in districts outside Dhaka, Narayanganj, Gazipur and Chattogram will be given a 10-year tax exemption on their income from the next fiscal.

The government has given tax exemption facilities to agro-based industries and entrepreneurs for 10 years to flourish the industries and generate employment.

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal today proposed to offer a tax exemption to IT service providers for four years in the next budget.

Bangladesh has been able to attain real Gross Domestic Products (GDP) growth of 5.2 percent -- highest in Asia.

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal unveiled a proposed budget of Tk 603,681 crore for 2021-22 fiscal year in the national parliament today.

The Cabinet at a special meeting today approved the proposed national budget for the fiscal year 2021-22.

Marginalised people will get priority in the proposed national budget for the 2021-22 fiscal year, which will be placed by Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal before the parliament tomorrow.

“Cuts, cuts, cuts!” -- would be the chorus of Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal’s third budget speech that he is due to deliver in the parliament tomorrow.

The government will likely offer a 10-year full tax exemption in order to encourage private investors to establish hospitals outside of four districts, including Dhaka and Chattogram.