The supplementary budget of Tk. 37 thousand 817 crore 40 lakh 57 thousand for the current financial year 2023-24 has been passed by the Jatiyo Sangsad(JS). Through this, the ministries or divisions of the government which have spent more than their original allocation, are approved.
On Monday (June 10), Finance Minister Abul Hasan Mahmud Ali introduced the 'Specification (Supplementary) Bill-2024' in JS. The bill was later passed by voice vote.
In the main budget of the current financial year, Tk. 7 lakh 61 thousand 785 crores were allocated in favor of 62 ministries and divisions. In the revised budget, the allocation of 22 ministries and divisions has increased by Tk. 37 thousand 817 crore. 40 have budgets unchanged or reduced. The revised budget has been reduced by Tk. 47 thousand 367 crore to Tk 7 lakh 14 thousand 418 crore.
The Ministry of Agriculture has received the maximum amount of Tk. 8 thousand 157 crore 75 lakh 78 thousand in the supplementary budget. Four MPs proposed 66 cuts against 20 demands in the supplementary budget. Among them, the proposal to cut two concessions was discussed, namely the Division of Economic Relations and the Division of Information and Communication Technology.
Earlier, the government and opposition MPs discussed the supplementary budget.