Budget not mitigating crisis of disadvantaged groups: Citizen’s Platform for SDGs
8 August 2021, 11:59 AM
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‘Issues of unemployed not addressed in budget’
28 June 2021, 09:42 AM
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Redesign stimulus packages for SMEs: experts at IBFB-BEI webinar
26 June 2021, 14:44 PM
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Budgetary allocation for youth not enough: experts at SANEM-ActionAid event
13 June 2021, 11:10 AM
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Budget fails to address health, poverty, unemployment, CMSMEs issues: analysts at CPD event
12 June 2021, 12:44 PM
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Textile millers demand withdrawal of VAT, import duty on manmade fibre
6 June 2021, 10:34 AM
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AL lawmaker from Cumilla-7 slams govt in parliament over graft, money laundering
6 June 2021, 08:22 AM
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Incentives not sufficiently linked to employment generation for poor: Citizen’s Platform for SDGs
6 June 2021, 07:24 AM
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Tax measures in budget to benefit private sector, industries: BCI
5 June 2021, 16:19 PM
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BASIS welcomes budget, but wants tax break until 2030
5 June 2021, 16:01 PM
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Budget not mitigating crisis of disadvantaged groups: Citizen’s Platform for SDGs
The budget for this fiscal has not taken proper steps to mitigate the crisis of the disadvantaged people who have been hit hard by the ongoing economic crisis, analysts said today.
8 August 2021, 11:59 AM
‘Issues of unemployed not addressed in budget’
The issues of unemployed and those who lost job both at home and abroad have not been addressed in the proposed budget, Bangladesh Institute of Labour Studies (BILS) said today.
28 June 2021, 09:42 AM
Redesign stimulus packages for SMEs: experts at IBFB-BEI webinar
The stimulus packages for the small and medium enterprises (SMEs) should be expanded and redesigned in the next budget considering the Covid-19 pandemic situations, experts said in a webinar today.
26 June 2021, 14:44 PM
Budgetary allocation for youth not enough: experts at SANEM-ActionAid event
The allocations for the youths in the budget is not enough to cope with the fallout induced by the Covid-19, speakers at a webinar said today.
13 June 2021, 11:10 AM
Budget fails to address health, poverty, unemployment, CMSMEs issues: analysts at CPD event
The proposed budget for fiscal 2021-22 has failed to address the issues of health, poverty, unemployment and for the Cottage, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (CMSMEs), speakers said today.
12 June 2021, 12:44 PM
Form low-cost fund to bring housing within capacity of people: REHAB
The Real Estate and Housing Association of Bangladesh (REHAB) today demanded the formation of a long-term fund with a low-interest rate in the proposed budget so that the people can afford their own dwelling place at the equivalent of house rent.
6 June 2021, 15:03 PM
Textile millers demand withdrawal of VAT, import duty on manmade fibre
Textile millers today demanded withdrawal of value added tax (VAT) and import duty on all kinds of manmade fibre for the potential growth of the non-cotton fashion industry to meet the global demand.
6 June 2021, 10:34 AM
AL lawmaker from Cumilla-7 slams govt in parliament over graft, money laundering
A senior Awami League lawmaker came down heavily on the government in the parliament for corruption and money laundering in the country.
6 June 2021, 08:22 AM
Incentives not sufficiently linked to employment generation for poor: Citizen’s Platform for SDGs
The incentives in the next budget are not sufficiently linked to employment generation particularly for the left-behind groups as well as the “new poor” due to the pandemic, Debapriya Bhattacharya, convenor of Citizen’s Platform for SDGs, Bangladesh said today.
6 June 2021, 07:24 AM
Integrated transition in all areas of economy needed to achieve GDP growth target: ICAB
The government requires an integrated transition in all areas of the economy to achieve the GDP growth target of 7.2% set for the 2021-22 fiscal year, said the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB) today.
5 June 2021, 15:29 PM
Proper assessment of Covid-19 impact absent in budget: SANEM
The proper assessment of the impact of the pandemic was absent in the proposed budget for 2021-22 fiscal year, said South Asian Network on Economic Modelling (SANEM).
5 June 2021, 09:14 AM
Reduce source tax on frozen shrimp, other fish export to 0.25%: Frozen foods exporters
Bangladesh Frozen Foods Exporters Association (BFFEA) has demanded reduction of source tax on export of frozen shrimp and other fish to 0.25 percent from the present 0.50 percent.
4 June 2021, 15:11 PM
Proposed budget did not reflect people’s hopes, aspirations: BNP
The BNP today said that the proposed budget for fiscal year 2021-2022 did not reflect people's hopes and aspirations.
4 June 2021, 11:57 AM
Proposed 15% income tax on private universities unacceptable: Owners association
Private universities owners' association today said the proposed 15 percent income tax on private universities was unacceptable and contradictory to the Private University Act, 2010.
4 June 2021, 10:58 AM
Budget proposal does not offer much to fight the pandemic: CPD
The proposed budget does not have much to offer in terms of concrete measures and innovative policies to combat Covid-19 induced challenges, said Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) today.
4 June 2021, 07:49 AM
TIB raises concern over insufficient allocation for health
The Transparency International Bangladesh has expressed concern for not having sufficient allocation in the next budget for critical sectors, including health, to combat the Covid-19 pandemic.
3 June 2021, 18:36 PM
ICAB welcomes budget for reduction and changes in taxes, customs
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB) welcomed the budget for the FY 2021-22 for the reduction of corporate tax rate, tax exemption from automobile, home appliance, light engineering along with tax incentive for employment of transgenders.
3 June 2021, 16:06 PM
Tk 27,484 crore allocated for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources divisions
Power, Energy and Mineral Resources divisions have received Tk 27,484 crore allocation in the proposed budget for the fiscal year 2021-22, which is Tk 726 crore more than the allocation in the current fiscal.
3 June 2021, 16:06 PM
Budget realistic: FBCCI
The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) has tipped the new budget as realistic in the current context of the Covid-19 pandemic.
3 June 2021, 15:34 PM
Budget won’t ease economic hardship: CPD
The proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year will not be able to play its due role in offsetting the economic hardship arriving from the coronavirus pandemic, the Centre for Policy Dialogue said today.
3 June 2021, 14:38 PM