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