Dhaka, June 2 -- Prices of certain products and services are expected to increase in the 2025-26 fiscal year with the taxes and VAT on them increased in proposed national budget.

Finance Advisor Salehuddin Ahmed presented the Tk 7.9 trillion national budget for the 2025-26 fiscal year, reports bdnews24.com.

According to him, the budget is somewhat reform-oriented.

The proposed budget attempts to put in place a sustainable system that extends the benefits of development to everyone instead of limiting them to a select few.

PRODUCTS, SERVICES EXPECTED TO HAVE PRICE HIKE

# The budget proposes 20 percent rise in the specific taxes at the production level of 'M S product.'

# The cost of construction work is likely to rise as the VAT rate...