According to the provisional data of the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), Bangladesh’s economy has grown 7.25 per cent in the outgoing fiscal year of 2021-22. This is a remarkable achievement indeed considering the fact that the economy was hit by the coronavirus pandemic several times. Even at the beginning (July-August) of the fiscal year 2021-22, the country was under lockdown for several weeks. However, with the good news of the high GDP growth rate for the current fiscal year, the government is going to announce the national budget for the next fiscal year (2022-23). Which sectors of the economy should be prioritised in the upcoming budget?
According to the provisional data of the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), Bangladesh’s economy has grown 7.25 per cent in the outgoing fiscal year of 2021-22. This is a remarkable achievement indeed considering the fact that the economy was hit by the coronavirus pandemic several times. Even at the beginning (July-August) of the fiscal year 2021-22, the country was under lockdown for several weeks. However, with the good news of the high GDP growth rate for the current fiscal year, the government is going to announce the national budget for the next fiscal year (2022-23). Which sectors of the economy should be prioritised in the upcoming budget?
