Bangladesh eyes record $51 bn budget for 2017-18

Dhaka Feb 27 (IANS) Bangladeshi Finance Minister A.M.A. Muhith has said the government will request a record $51 billion national budget for the 2017-18 fiscal year beginning in July a media report said on Monday.

Muhith told journalists on Sunday shortly after emerging from the first pre-budget discussion meeting with leading economists Xinhua news agency reported.

However he did not elaborate on his 9th budget in a row the highest for any finance minister of the country.

Bangladesh s 46th budget is expected to be unveiled in parliament in the first week of June.

On June 30 2016 it passed a $42.58 billion budget targeting an economic growth of 7.2 per cent.

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