Govt starts collecting extra $1billion to deal with crises: PM
GBNews24 Desk//
The government has started a process to collect an additional $1 billion as budgetary support to tackle future emergencies and economic crises due to the Russia-Ukraine war and the Covid-19 pandemic.
It was stated by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina while making replies to a question of Mozaffar Hossain MP from Jamalpur-5 constituency during the PM’s question-answer session in the parliament on Wednesday, report agencies.
Out of the targeted $1.5 billion budgetary support, the prime minister said, $1.0 billion will be collected to tackle future emergencies due to the Russia-Ukraine war, and to tackle the economic crisis due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
This budget support will be spent on the stimulus package for industries, factories, trading organisations, and small and medium entrepreneurs as well as a social safety net, she said.
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