Govt expenditure reduced by Tk 17,557 cr in FY 23

He proposed to reduce the size of the annual development Programme from Tk 2 lakh 46 thousand 66 crore and set it at Tk 2 lakh 27 thousand 566 crore

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has said, “In the budget for FY2022-23, the total government expenditure was estimated at Tk 6 lakh 78 thousand 64 crore. But considering the overall progress of expenditure till April, in the revised budget, government expenditure is proposed to be reduced by Tk 17 thousand 557 crore to Tk 6 lakh 60 thousand 507 crore.”

The minister said this on Thursday while placing national budget for FY23-24 at the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) in Dhaka.

He proposed to reduce the size of the annual development Programme from Tk 2 lakh 46 thousand 66 crore and set it at Tk 2 lakh 27 thousand 566 crore.