Agri-subsidy to rise in next budget

Government subsidies in the upcoming budget for 2021-22 fiscal is likely increase by Tk10,000 crore with agriculture sector slated to get the highest allocation, official sources said on Saturday.  The agriculture gets the priority in line with the government's policy to ensure food security during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, said the

An ‘emergency’ budget in the offing amid Covid-19

The government is planning to prepare an emergency budget for the next fiscal with extra allocations to procure and manufacture vaccines and expand social safety net. The government initially had decided to allocate another Tk10,000 crore Covid-19 emergency fund for procuring and manufacturing of vaccines in the financial year 2021-22. Officials of

Tk 6 trillion national budget for FY22 likely

The government allocation for public expenditure on goods and services will witness a significant rise in the coming years after a slight dip in the last couple of years.The government has estimated to spend Tk 401.3 billion, which is 6.6% of the budget, for public expenditure in the coming 2021-22