Photo: PIDDHAKA, Dec 24, 2025 (BSS) – The revised budget for the current fiscal year 2025–26 has set the inflation target at 7 percent and the GDP growth rate at 5 percent. The revised budget was approved by the Council of Advisers today at its weekly meeting at the Chief Adviser’s Office (CAO) here with Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus in the chair. The revised budget for the ongoing fiscal year 2025–26 will come into effect from February 1. Total government expenditure in the revised budget has been set at Taka 788,000 crore, he said, adding that in the original budget, the expenditure target was Taka 790,000 crore, which has been reduced by Taka 2,000 crore in the revised budget. The total budget deficit in the revised budget has been fixed at Taka 200,000 crore, which is 3.3 percent of GDP, Shafiqul Alam said.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha December 24, 2025 13:21 UTC