The interim government has announced the budget for the fiscal year 2025-26 without discussing the matter with other political parties, commented BNP standing committee member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury.

The party has also demanded reforms to the traditional budget process.

"BNP has been cooperating with the interim government in every possible way. We expected that the interim government would formulate the budget through discussions with the political parties involved in the movement to establish a minimum level of national consensus,"Amir Khasru stated these at a press conference on Wednesday.

He said, "The budget announced by the government of Tk 7,90,000crore is totally uncoordinated. It will reduce production, employment and increase financial pressure on the people. The opportunity to turn black money into white will create discrimination for regular taxpayers."

"There is no reason to impose taxes on education. In Future, if BNP comes to power, education taxes will be waived," Khasru added.

In the current special circumstances, he said this dialogue was even more urgent for the interim government before finalising the budget since an elected government will come into power in the 2025-26 fiscal year.