The highlights of the proposed budget for 2023-24 fiscal year are following:
Total proposed budget-- Tk7,61,785 crore which is 15.2% of the GDP growth.
Budget deficit -- Tk261,785 crore.
Out of the total deficit, Tk1,55,395 crore is proposed to be financed from domestic sources
The annual average inflation is expected to stand at around 6%.
This is the 5th consecutive budget of incumbent Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal
Priority has been given to building physical, social as well as technological infrastructure which is suitable for the Fourth Industrial Revolution to pave the way for building a smart society, smart citizen, smart government and above all, smart economy.
The aim of the budget is hunger and poverty-free, knowledge-based and developed Smart Bangladesh.
