The proposed national budget for the 2024-25 fiscal year includes an increase in the supplementary duty on mobile internet usage, raising the cost for consumers.
Previously, customers were required to pay 15% VAT and 15% supplementary duty on mobile internet services. The new budget proposes an additional 5% increase in the supplementary duty, along with a 1% surcharge.
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Finance Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali presented the proposed budget for the 2024-2025 fiscal year, amounting to Tk797,000 crore (Tk7.97 trillion), in parliament on Thursday. This was his first budget presentation and the first budget following the reelection of the Awami League government in January.
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