Ahead of delivering the 2025–26 fiscal year budget, Finance Advisor Salehuddin Ahmed told bdnews24.com that the new budget will be smaller in size than the previous year’s but shaped by “realism,” electoral considerations, and the government’s reform agenda. We aim to consolidate these into fixed, manageable rates.”For individual taxpayers, there will be some relief in income tax. BUDGET SIZE TO SHRINK SLIGHTLYThe 2025–26 national budget will be slightly smaller than the previous year’s and more aligned with the revised budget, reflecting the country’s current fiscal constraints, the finance advisor said. The budget, Salehuddin said, is being designed to be both business-friendly and tax-system friendly, with a strong emphasis on transparency and fiscal discipline. Salehuddin: We’ve prioritised the stock market issue from the start.

Source: bd News24 June 01, 2025 18:20 UTC