Finance Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali is set to place the proposed national budget for fiscal year (2024-2025) at the Jatiya Sangsad tomorrow.
This will be the country's 53rd budget and the 25th of the Awami League government in six terms.
Tajuddin Ahmed presented the country’s first budget as finance minister of the post-independence Bangabandhu government in 1972.
This budget for FY25 will be the maiden budget of incumbent Finance Minister AH Mahmood Ali, who previously served the Cabinet as the Minister for Disaster Management and Relief and the Minister for Foreign Affairs.
The chronology of the national budget is given below along with budget size with amounts in crore:
Fiscal- Who placed-Total Size-ADP 1972-73-Tajuddin Ahmed -Tk 786cr -Tk 501cr 1973-74 -Tajuddin Ahmed -Tk 995cr -Tk 525cr 1974-75 -Tajuddin Ahmed -Tk 1,084cr -Tk 525cr 1975-76 -Dr Azizur Rahman Mollik -Tk 1,549cr -Tk 950cr 1976-77 -Maj Gen Ziaur Rahman -Tk 1,989cr -Tk 1,222cr 1977-78 -Lt Gen Ziaur Rahman -Tk 2,184cr -Tk 1,278cr 1978-79 -President Ziaur Rahman -Tk 2,499cr -Tk 1,446cr 1979-80 -Dr M N Huda -Tk 3,317cr -Tk 2,123cr 1980-81 -M Saifur Rahman -Tk 4,108cr -Tk 2,700cr 1981-82 -M Saifur Rahman -Tk 4,677cr -Tk 3,015cr 1982-83 -A M A Muhith -Tk 4,738cr -Tk 2,700cr 1983-84 -A M A Muhith -Tk 5,896cr -Tk 3,483cr 1984-85 -M Sayeduzzaman -Tk 6,699cr -Tk 3,896cr 1985-86 -M Sayeduzzaman -Tk 7,138cr -Tk 3,825cr 1986-87 -M Sayeduzzaman -Tk 8,504cr -Tk 4,764cr 1987-88 -M Sayeduzzaman -Tk 8,527cr -Tk 5,046cr 1988-89 -Maj Gen Munim -Tk 10,565cr -Tk 5,315cr 1989-90 -Dr Wahidul Haq -Tk 12,703cr -Tk 5,803cr 1990-91 -Maj Gen Munim -Tk 12,960cr -Tk 5,668cr 1991-92 -M Saifur Rahman -Tk 15,584cr -Tk 7,500cr 1992-93 -M Saifur Rahman -Tk 17,607cr -Tk 9,057cr 1993-94 -M Saifur Rahman -Tk 19,050cr -Tk 9,750cr 1994-95 -M Saifur Rahman -Tk 20,948cr -Tk 11,000cr 1995-96 -M Saifur Rahman -Tk 23,170cr -Tk 12,100cr 1996-97 -SAMS Kibria -Tk 24,603cr -Tk 12,500cr 1997-98 -SAMS Kibria -Tk 27,786cr -Tk 12,800cr 1998-99 -SAMS Kibria -Tk 29,537cr -Tk 13,600cr 1999-00 -SAMS Kibria -Tk -Tk 12,477cr 2000-01 -SAMS Kibria -Tk 38,524cr -Tk 17,500cr 2001-02 -SAMS Kibria -Tk 42,306cr -Tk 19,000cr 2002-03 -M Saifur Rahman -Tk 44,854cr -Tk 19,200cr 2003-04 -M Saifur Rahman -Tk 51,980cr -Tk 20,300cr 2004-05 -M Saifur Rahman -Tk 57,248cr -Tk 22,000cr 2005-06 -M Saifur Rahman -Tk 61,058cr -Tk 23,626cr 2006-07 -M Saifur Rahman -69,740cr -Tk 26,000cr 2007-08 -Mirza Azizul Islam -Tk 99,962cr -Tk 25,600cr 2008-09 -Mirza Azizul Islam -Tk 99,962cr -Tk 25,400cr 2009-10 -AMA Muhith -Tk 113,815cr -Tk 28,500cr 2010-11 -AMA Muhith -Tk 132,170cr -Tk 35,130cr 2011-12 -AMA Muhith -Tk 161,214cr -Tk 41,080cr 2012-13 -AMA Muhith -Tk 191,738cr -Tk 52,366cr 2013-14 -AMA Muhith -Tk 222,491cr -Tk 60,000cr 2014-15 -AMA Muhith -Tk 250,560cr -Tk 75,000cr 2015-16 -AMA Muhith -Tk 295,100cr -Tk 93,894cr 2016-17.
