Dhaka, June 4 -- The interim government has allocated Tk 891.62 billion for payment of subsidies and incentive in the proposed budget for the fiscal year FY 2025-26.

The proposed amount is Tk 199.53 billion lower than that of the revised budget for FY 2024-25, Finance Advise Dr. Salehuddin Ahmed said while presenting the national budget on Monday.

However, the proposed allocation on the account of subsidy and incentive for FY 2025-26 was Tk 8.79 billion higher than that of the original budget for the FY2024-25.

The government is to pay subsidies for sectors like agriculture, local government and rural development purposes, defence services and social security and welfare.

It has to count a significant amount of subsidy on account of s...