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Rural uplift, health to get priority in next budget

Prepare a pro-people national budget


Bangladeshpost
Published : 12 Apr 2021 07:22 PM | Updated : 12 Apr 2021 11:51 PM

The government has attached highest importance to the lives and livelihood of the country’s people amid massive surge in Covid-19 cases in Bangladesh. 

We have come to know that the areas and sectors which are associated with the lives and livelihood of common people like rural infrastructures, agriculture and health sector would get priority in the next budget for FY22 in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic situation.

As the development of infrastructures, agriculture and health sectors of rural areas are associated with the lives and livelihood of common people we think the government steps will be highly lauded. We think these steps will proved to effective against Covid-19 in saving people’s lives and livelihood.


Private sector and business community will have to extend 

their all out support to overcome the intertwined health, 

social and economic impacts of the pandemic


As the whole world is now passing through a crisis owing to the coronavirus pandemic, country’s next national budget would also be framed considering that aspect. We think the government will also support the low-income group people who are hit hard by this pandemic situation. 

Besides, the government will also have to further expand and increase the timeframe of the stimulus packages. We hope the government will allocate sufficient funds for health sector in the next budget to increase the capacity and expand the coverage area of the health sector. 

The government will also have to pursue pragmatic monetary policy so that everybody could get support while the lives and livelihood of people remain intact. Also, country’s private sector and business community will have to extend their all out support to overcome the intertwined health, social and economic impacts of the pandemic. 

We believe by giving maximum priority to the lives and livelihoods of the people, the government will present pro-people and welfare-oriented national budget for the fiscal year 2021-22.