JS passes Finance Bill, 2015

The Finance Bill, 2015 was passed in the Jatiya Sangsad on Monday in an amended form with some changes in tax and customs duties. Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith proposed passage of the bill that included the implementation of government's financial proposals and amendments to several laws. The bill was tabled on June 4 when he also proposed the national budget of Tk2.951 trillion for the next fiscal year (2015-2016) that will come into effect from July 1. Jatiya Party members MA Hannan, Peer Fazlur Rahman, Begum Mahzabin Morshed, independent lawmakers Rustom Ali Farazi, Nurul Islam Omar and Abdul Matin proposed sending the bill to the select committee for further scrutiny, eliciting public opinion and amendments to several provisions. Later, the proposals for sending the bill to the select committee and eliciting public opinion were rejected in voice votes. The House accepted some amendments brought by lawmakers M Shahab Uddin of Molvibazar-1 and M Shahiduzzaman Sarkar of Naogaon-2, according to BSS.