, March 20 -- Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Thursday assured that the upcoming national budget will be business-friendly, incorporating a favorable tax policy to boost investment, GDP growth, and employment generation.

"We will present a business-friendly budget with a favorable tax policy to enhance overall investment, GDP, and employment. The business community has provided us with a set of practical suggestions," he told reporters after a pre-budget meeting with business leaders at the Finance Division Conference Room at the Bangladesh Secretariat.

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