Online Desk :
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Thursday said that
there would not be any delay for placing the national budget in parliament for
the next fiscal year (FY21) due to the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) situation.
ÒThere wonÕt be any delay (from usual time in June) for
placing the next budget in parliament and there is no such provision. National
budget is a demand of the constitution and weÕll have to place the next budget
in parliament after meeting that demand as per the constitution,Ó he said in a
message circulated to the media today.
Kamal, however, hinted that the budget would be placed in
the parliament on June 11.
The Finance Minister also said, ÒWithout budget, we wonÕt be
able to spend a single penny from the national exchequer.Ó
Earlier in a Finance Ministry press release, it was said
that various stakeholders will be able to give their opinions before
finalization of the next budget to make the budget more participatory. The
budget is scheduled to be placed in parliament in June.
Kamal said that there are allocations for various ministries
and divisions while the government also needs to complete the ongoing projects.
Mentioning the COVID-19 situation, Kamal said the government
is not in the same situation that it was earlier at the beginning of the
current fiscal year.
ÒWe were better in the first eight months of the current
fiscal year, but the next four months ending in June is going to be bad. WeÕve
set our next path considering the good and bad things as well as striking a
balance between them. And in that way, weÕll place our next budget in the
parliament, Insha Allah.Ó
The Finance Minister also urged the countrymen irrespective
of their caste and creed to come up with their valuablesuggestions and opinions
for the next national budget for FY21 through the website of the Finance
Division.
He also assured that the opinions and suggestions of the
citizens would be considered while formulating the next budget.
ÒI can give assurance that weÕll read their each and every
opinion and IÕve also formed a team to consider those and thus incorporate
those in the next budget, which are acceptable,Ó he said.
The Finance Minister said like the previous years, the
government could not go for taking the valuable suggestions and opinions from
various stakeholders physically due to COVID-19.
That is why, Kamal said his ministry is using its website to
make the budget formulation process more inclusive.
Anyone would be able to give opinion through visiting the (Opinion/Suggestion
for Budget 2020-21 Preparation) option of the website of the Finance Division
which is http://www.mof.gov.bd
Besides, anyone from home and abroad will be able to give
their opinions and suggestions on the next budget through filling up a form.
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