Jatiya Sangsad ( JS ) goes into budget session tomorrow

The 11th Jatiya Sangsad's (JS) budget session will start tomorrow.

According to a JS press release, the session will start at 5 pm with Jatiya Sangsad Speaker Dr. Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury presiding.

President Mohammed Shahabuddin convened the 23rd session of the parliament exercising the power bestowed upon him as per the clause (1) of article 72 of the constitution.

On June 1, the national budget for the following fiscal year (FY24) will be presented by Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal. On June 25, the proposed budget is anticipated to be approved by the parliament.

According to a Finance Ministry official, the potential budget size of Taka 7,61,785 crore would aim to control inflation and maintain the higher GDP growth trajectory.

This time, the government wants to achieve a growth rate of 7.5 percent in the upcoming fiscal year (FY24), while keeping inflation at a manageable 6.5 percent. The overall investment goal for the following year is 33.8 percent of GDP.