National-Budget-2026-27

Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad, Hafiz Uddin Ahmad Bir Bikram has said ensuring revenue collection, debt management, and maintaining macroeconomic stability are the primary current challenges for the national economy.He made these remarks today, Sunday, as the chief guest at the inauguration cere...

In Bangladesh's proposed national budget for fiscal year 2026-27, only 2 percent of the allocation for the power generation sector has been earmarked for renewable or green energy, while the remaining 98 percent continues to be dominated by traditional fossil fuels. Although the government has sig...

The shortfall in revenue collection is increasing debt risks. As a result, the government is being forced to rely more on domestic and foreign loans. At the same time, a structural dependence on both types of debt is emerging. The Finance Division believes that this chronic weakness in revenue colle...

The budget grows larger every year, and this year is no exception. The budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year, amounting to 9.38 lakh crore taka, has been announced. This is the first budget of the elected BNP government following the uprising. It is the current Finance Minister's first budget, and due...

Soon after the BNP government that came to power through the 13th national parliamentary election completed its first 100 days, the 2026–27 budget was presented. After the interim government that came amid the July mass uprising, expectations of the newly elected government were high for many reason...

Finance Minister, Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury, has followed the concept of the famous American economist Laffer Curve, which suggests that lowering tax rates can often increase total revenue because it stimulates economic growth. The Laffer Curve concept gained worldwide recognition in the 1970s as...

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has described the proposed budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year as a 'creative budget' that is production, investment, and business-friendly."This budget will play an important role in increasing employment, expanding production, and reviving the momen...

Owners will have to pay an environment tax if they own more than one motor vehicle for personal use. The Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) will be responsible for collecting this new tax. The tax must be deposited at the time of paying vehicle fitness, registration, or re-registration fees....

The possibility of a reduction in the price of home produced mobile phones is being anticipated. At the same time, call rates may also decrease. Such indications were found in the budget proposed by Finance Minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury for the 2026-27 fiscal year, presented on Thursday...

In the proposed budget for the upcoming 2026-27 fiscal year presented to the National Parliament, a total allocation of Tk 17,345 crore has been proposed for the power and energy sector. In the recently concluded 2025-26 fiscal year, the allocation for this sector was Tk 16,952 crore; meaning the al...

A five-year roadmap for the personal income tax threshold has been announced in the proposed national budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year. Under this, the tax-free income limit will be increased to Tk 4.5 lakh by the 2030-31 fiscal year.If the budget is passed, taxpayers will have a clear idea about...

Finance Minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury has presented the budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year in Parliament.The Finance Minister began presenting the budget today, Thursday, at 3:00 PM. During this time, he proposed a 100% tax and duty waiver for several sectors. The government has taken this h...

The government will not collect excise duty on bank deposits up to Tk 4 lakh. Currently, the government collects excise duty annually on the maximum deposit or balance in a bank account. Under the existing rules, if the balance in any bank account exceeds Tk 3 lakh at any time during the year, this...

In the proposed budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year, an allocation of Tk 42,291 crore has been made for the defence sector. The amount is Tk 1,593 crore more than the outgoing fiscal year.For the 2025-26 fiscal year, an allocation of Tk 40,698 crore was proposed for the defence sector, which sto...

In the budget about to be passed in the National Parliament, a proposal has been made to bring the customs duty and tax rates down to zero in certain special sectors. Among these, the commercial solar power generation sector is one of the most prominent.According to sources from the Ministry of Fina...

The proposed budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year is being announced today (Thursday). To meet the nutritional needs of children, the government has proposed reducing the customs duty on raw materials used in manufacturing infant food.In the interest of ensuring appropriate market protection for this...

Finance Minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury has begun presenting the budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year in parliament. He started presenting the budget at 3:00 PM today, Thursday.In his budget speech, the Finance Minister said that this is the first budget presented by the new BNP-led government,...

The budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year places the highest priority on maintaining the country's economic stability and restoring public relief. In particular, this budget reflects special strategies aimed at controlling inflation, easing pressure on reserves, and eliminating the revenue deficit.Fina...