Muhith unveiling budget thru\\\' digital method

Finance Minister AMA Muhith started his budget speech in the Jatiya Sangsad (parliament) at 3pm today (Thursday). The budget for the 2014-2015 fiscal year, the first of the current AL government in its 2nd successive term after the January 5 election while the 8th by the veteran Finance Minister, is aimed at fulfilling the hopes and aspirations of the country’s people. Muhith is unveiling the national annual budget through a digital method or a power-point presentation. The FY15 budget expects a GDP growth of 7.3 per cent, which is higher than the revised estimate of 6.5 per cent for the outgoing fiscal year. However, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) cited the current fiscal’s GDP growth at 6.12 per cent, according to private TV channels.