Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Thursday placed a Taka 678,064 crore proposed budget for FY23 at Jatiya Sangsad. He placed his 4th budget in a row and also the overall 51st budget of the country.
The highest allocation in the new budget has been earmarked for public administration that stands at 19.0 percent of the total outlay and it is followed by education and technology (14.7 percent), transport and communication (12 percent), and interest payment (11.9 percent).
Other sectors receiving large allocation include local government and rural development (6.6 percent), agriculture (6.2 percent), defence (5.9 percent), social security and welfare (5.5 percent), health (5.4 percent), public order and security (4.6 percent), energy and power (3.8 percent), and housing (1 percent).
President Abdul Hamid witnessed the deliberation of budget speech from the gallery at the Jatiya Sangsad.
Besides, Leader of the House and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was also present at the August House.
