Dhaka, May 18 -- Planning Adviser Wahiduddin Mahmud on Sunday said that the upcoming national budget (FY25-26) will focus on restoring economic stability, curbing inflation, ensuring discipline in budget management, and making public finance sustainable.

"The main strategy of this budget is to avoid falling into a debt trap - whether local or foreign - and ensure that loan repayments and development or operational expenditures do not exert additional pressure on the economy," he said.

Wahiduddin made the remarks while briefing reporters after a meeting of the National Economic Council (NEC).

He acknowledged that the government is trying to break free from a vicious cycle of poor fiscal management seen in the past. While revenue collect...