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National Citizen Party (NCP) leaders, while unveiling their shadow budget for the upcoming fiscal year yesterday, said they do not want rhetoric-heavy, numbers-based, or superficial budgets that exist only on paper.

“Every single penny allocated must be used for the public, ensuring that the tangible benefits of the budget reach citizens,” NCP Chief Organiser (South) and lawmaker Hasnat Abdullah said at the programme in Banglamotor.

He said the shadow budget, aimed at an equitable and discrimination-free economy, was prepared after more than two months of consultations with various stakeholders.

He added that the current government has inherited an economy in deep crisis from the Awami League, with classified loans exceeding 30 percent of total loans and over $12 billion spent annually on fuel imports.

NCP’s Shadow Budget Committee Chief and lawmaker Atiq Mujahid presented a Tk 8,52,157 crore shadow budget for FY 2026-27, outlining an alternative fiscal plan focused on reform, job creation, investment, and fiscal discipline.

According to the proposal, the Annual Development Programme would be Tk 2,52,667 crore.

The highest allocation is proposed for education and technology at Tk 1,24,425 crore. Other allocations include Tk 52,338 crore for health, Tk 87,567 crore for public administration,

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