Dhaka, June 2 -- A number of items may see hike in prices from July 1, 2025 following a tax rise proposed in the budget placed by the Finance Adviser on Monday.

However, prices of essential commodities including rice, pulses, ginger, garlic may go down with a downward revision of source tax at the supply stage.

With the withdrawal of VAT on local manufacturers of refrigerators and air conditioners, consumers may have to pay higher taxes on purchase of those electrical and electronics items.

Mobile phones assembled and manufactured locally are likely to become more expensive due to an increase in the reduced VAT rate, which has gone up by 2.0 per cent to 2.5 per cent, depending on the production category.

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