SANGSAD BHABAN : The proposed budget for FY27 has set a target of collecting Tk 6.95 lakh crore as revenue income, which is 10.2 percent of GDP.

“Considering the reforms and initiatives in the revenue sector, total revenue earnings for the FY2026–27 have been estimated at Tk 6 lakh 95 thousand crore, which is equivalent to 10.2 percent of GDP,” said Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury while placing the proposed budget for FY27 in the Jatiya Sangsad today.

 “Of this amount, I propose to collect Tk 6 lakh 4 thousand crore through the National Board of Revenue (NBR) and Tk 91 thousand crore from other sources,” he said. 

Meanwhile, the proposed total expenditure for the upcoming FY 2026-27 is estimated at Tk 9.38 lakh crore, which represents 13.7 percent of GDP and is Tk 1.48 lakh crore higher than the budget of the previous financial year. “Of this amount, I propose an allocation of Tk 3 lakh 16 thousand 75 crore for development expenditure, including Tk 3 lakh crore for the Annual Development Programme(ADP), and  Tk 6 lakh 21 thousand and 925 crore for operating and other expenditures,” he said. 

The Finance Minister said the government has adopted a plan to gradually increase the share of development expenditure in the budget. “In line with that objective, it has been proposed to raise the share of total development expenditure in the fiscal year 2026–27 from 27.27 percent in the current fiscal year (revised) to 33.70 percent and to reduce operating expenditure from 72.73 percent in the current fiscal year to 66.30 percent in the upcoming fiscal year,” the minister said. 

He said the total expenditure includes Tk 1 lakh 5 thousand crore for interest payments on domestic debt and Tk 22 thousand 5 hundred crore for interest payments on foreign debt.

In the proposed budget, utmost importance has been given to ensuring social protection for marginalised and low-income groups to achieve the development goals. 

At the same time, in allocating resources for the Annual Development Programme (ADP), priority has been given to human resource development and education, health, science, research, and technology which are vital for building a knowledge-based society.

In addition, special emphasis has been placed on the development of physical infrastructure necessary for investment and sustainable development.

In the proposed budget, a total allocation of Tk 2 lakh 79 thousand 1 crore has been proposed for the social infrastructure sector, which accounts for 29.74 percent of the total allocation.

An allocation of Tk 1 lakh 74 thousand and 988 crore has been proposed for the physical infrastructure sector, representing 18.66 percent of the total budget. For the general services sector, Tk 2 lakh 45 thousand and 117crore has been proposed, which is 26.13 percent of the total allocation.

“The increased and highest allocation for the social sector reflects the government’s electoral commitment to giving priority to education, healthcare, and social safety net programmes.” added the Finance Minister.