, June 3 -- The proposed national budget for the 2025-26 fiscal year has been welcomed as market-friendly by the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), the DSE Brokers Association of Bangladesh (DBA), and the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), due to several capital market-supportive measures, including a separate corporate tax benefit for listed companies.

At a post-budget press conference on Tuesday, CPD Executive Director Fahmida Khatun said the proposed budget offers separate tax facilities for companies listed on the capital market.

According to the proposal, companies that are listed and comply with transaction-related conditions will be subject to a reduced corporate tax rate of 20 percent, while non-listed companies will continue to be taxe...