Biz-Econ

Chronology of national budgets

Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith will announce the national budget for the fiscal year 2018-19 (FY19) at the Jatiya Sangsad at 12:30 pm tomorrow.

This will be the country’s 47th budget and the 19th of the Awami League government while the 12th for Muhith.

Muhith will be the first finance minister who is placing the national budget for the 10th time in a row since 2009.

Following is the chronology of Bangladesh budget since independence in 1971. The amount is in crore.

Fiscal Year               Who placed              Total Size                       ADP

1972-73               Tajuddin Ahmed            Tk 786                       Tk 5011973-74               Tajuddin Ahmed            Tk 995                        Tk 5251974-75               Tajuddin Ahmed            Tk 1,084                     Tk 5251975-76               Dr Azizur Rahman         Tk 1,549                     Tk 9501976-77               Maj Gen Zia                  Tk 1,989                     Tk 1,2221977-78               Lt Gen Zia                    Tk 2,184                     Tk 1,2781978-79               President Zia                 Tk 2,499                    Tk 1,4461979-80               Dr M N Huda                 Tk 3,317                    Tk 2,1231980-81              M Saifur Rahman            Tk 4,108                    Tk 2,7001981-82              M Saifur Rahman            Tk 4,677                    Tk 3,0151982-83              A M A Muhith                  Tk 4,738                   Tk 2,7001983-84              A M A Muhith                  Tk 5,896                   Tk 3,4831984-85              M Sayeduzzaman           Tk 6,699                  Tk 3,8961985-86              M Sayeduzzaman           Tk 7,138                  Tk 3,8251986-87              M Sayeduzzaman           Tk 8,504                  Tk 4,7641987-88              M Sayeduzzaman           Tk 8,527                  Tk 5,0461988-89              Maj Gen Munim              Tk 10,565                Tk 5,3151989-90              Dr Wahidul Haq               Tk 12,703                Tk 5,8031990-91              Maj Gen Munim               Tk 12,960               Tk 5,6681991-92              M Saifur Rahman             Tk 15,584               Tk 7,5001992-93              M Saifur Rahman             Tk 17,607               Tk 9,0571993-94              M Saifur Rahman             Tk 19,050               Tk 9,7501994-95              M Saifur Rahman             Tk 20,948               Tk 11,0001995-96              M Saifur Rahman             Tk 23,170               Tk 12,1001996-97              SAMS Kibria                    Tk 24,603                Tk 12,5001997-98              SAMS Kibria                    Tk 27,786                Tk 12,8001998-99              SAMS Kibria                    Tk 29,537                Tk 13,6001999-00              SAMS Kibria                    Tk 34,252                Tk 12,4772000-01              SAMS Kibria                    Tk 38,524                Tk 17,5002001-02              SAMS Kibria                    Tk 42,306                Tk 19,0002002-03              M Saifur Rahman            Tk 44,854                Tk 19,2002003-04              M Saifur Rahman            Tk 51,980                Tk 20,3002004-05              M Saifur Rahman            Tk 57,248                Tk 22,0002005-06              M Saifur Rahman            Tk 61,058                Tk 23,6262006-07              M Saifur Rahman            Tk 69,740                Tk 26,0002007-08              Mirza Azizul Islam           Tk 99,962               Tk 25,6002008-09              Mirza Azizul Islam           Tk 99,962               Tk 25,4002009-10              AMA Muhith                     Tk 113,815            Tk 28,5002010-11              AMA Muhith                     Tk 132,170            Tk 35,1302011-12              AMA Muhith                     Tk 161,214            Tk 41,0802012-13              AMA Muhith                     Tk 191,738            Tk 52,3662013-14              AMA Muhith                     Tk 222,491            Tk 60,0002014-15              AMA Muhith                     Tk 250,560            Tk 75,0002015-16              AMA Muhith                     Tk 295,100            Tk 93,8942016-17             AMA Muhith                      Tk 340,605            Tk 1,10,7002017-18             AMA Muhith                      Tk 4,00,266           Tk 1,48,381

Source: BSS