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Subsidy to weigh on next budget

Govt may impose surcharge on mobile calls to raise funds for subsidy

Rejaul Karim Byron
The size of the next fiscal year's budget will rise by more than 17 percent to around Tk 192,000 crore, where the expenditure and income will go up almost equally over the current year's original outlay.
Subsidy will eat up a big part of the budget, while the government considers imposing surcharge on mobile calls to collect funds to subsidise power and energy.
A finance ministry official said the budget expenditure per head would be around Tk 12,000 next fiscal year.
In the next fiscal year's budget, both expenditure and income will rise by 17-
separate subsidy fund for power and energy, and to collect fund for such subsidy, Tk 0.10 to Tk 0.15 may be imposed as surcharge on each mobile phone call.
Besides, Tk 0.03 may be charged for purchasing each litre of furnace oil.
On payment of interest and social safety net, each sector will get Tk 21,000 crore to Tk22,000 crore.
Total revenue earnings may be set at Tk 139,670 crore, which is an 18 percent hike over the current fiscal year's original revenue estimate.
The earnings of the National Board of Revenue will increase by 22 percent.
To raise revenue earnings, tax on vehicles with engine capacity of
18 percent from the current year's original estimate.
In line with economic classification, the highest expenditure will be on subsidy, interest payment and social safety nets.
The subsidy spending on sectors, including energy, power and agriculture, may run into Tk34,533 crore.
The government also considers a
more than 1300cc may be increased. Tax on cigarettes is also likely to be hiked, the finance ministry official said.
However, the existing income tax ceiling at Tk 180,000 will remain unchanged, officials said.
Tax offices may be set up in around 85 upazilas and growth centres to boost revenue collection.
Budget deficit may be more than Tk 52,000 crore. Net foreign aid of Tk 20,430 crore has been set aside for meeting the budget deficit.
To meet the deficit among the domestic sources, Tk 21,000 crore to Tk 22,000 crore may be borrowed from the banking system, while the rest will be nonbank borrowing. However, another official of the finance ministry said the amount of borrowing from banks may be set below Tk 20,000 crore to meet the conditions of the International Monetary Fund.
A special employment generation project of Tk 410 crore for the ultra-poor maybe included in the budget.
For building important rural infrastructure, Tk 1,500 crore maybe allocated, andTk2,100 crore may be given for repairing roads.
The defence ministry may get the highest allocation of Tk 12,888 crore followed by education at Tk 11,914 crore. The Local Government Division will be given Tk 11,839 crore.