Dhaka, June 2 -- The government has proposed a special tax rate in the national budget for FY2025-26 to encourage listing of profitable and reputed companies -- both local and foreign -- in the country's stock market.

In his budget speech on Monday, Financial Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed said the gap between the corporate tax rates of listed and non-listed companies will be widened to attract well-performing firms to the capital market.

While the difference in tax rates currently stands at 5 percent, the new budget proposes to increase it to 7.5 percent.

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