Bazlul H Khondker

Bangladesh has an unusually high tax expenditure to GDP ratio despite having low revenue generation through direct tax.

Historically, revenue efforts in Bangladesh have been seriously inadequate, which has constrained public expenditure.

The interim government should call for a plebiscite along with a reform agenda and estimated timeframe to achieve them.

How does the social protection budget for the 2023-24 fiscal year fare when analysed through the lenses of equity and efficiency?

Almost a decade after the approval of the NSSS, the country has not yet established a single registry system or installed a robust MIS.

Time has come to make good on those plans.

Bangladesh’s social protection, a key policy instrument in the country, has had a history of innovation evolved around crises

Ensuring accessible, affordable and reliable financial services for all is one of the prerequisites of inclusive growth. The need for a comprehensive and focused public document for this purpose, outlining the vision, concrete targets and clearly defined implementation plan, had long been agreed upon by most financial policymakers worldwide.