These are reactions after Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal proposed a Tk568,000 crore national budget for FY21 in parliament on Thursday. The Non-NBR revenue collection target has been set at Tk15,000 crore, while the non-tax revenue collection target is set at Tk33,000 crore. But the proposed budget did not address these concerns properly,”' said Mustafizur Rahman, distinguished fellow of CPD. New issues ignoredUnder the social safety net, the government did not focus on the new issues, rather it gave importance on excising, said Ahsan H Mansur. Meanwhile, research organization South Asian Network on Economic Modelling (Sanem) also opined that the revenue target is unrealistic.

Source: Dhaka Tribune June 11, 2020 16:32 UTC