In his budget speech, Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal proposed an allocation of Tk15,441 crore for the agriculture sector, an increase of Tk2,643 from the revised budget of the current fiscal year. The Tk15,441 crore allocated for the Ministry of Agriculture is 2.72% of the total proposed budget. In the current fiscal year, the sector’s revised budget is Tk12957 crore; while the proposed budget was Tk14053 crore. However, the allocation for the sector was at 2.58% of the total budget in the current fiscal year. As in previous years, the sales price for chemical fertilizers will be kept unchanged in next year,” he said.

Source: Dhaka Tribune June 11, 2020 12:11 UTC