June 12, 2026
Hamimur Rahman Waliullah
bdnews24.com
High Ambition, Hard Times
The household squeeze: Ordinary families face immediate living cost pressures while waiting for future business investments to yield jobs
BNP's ‘business-savvy’ budget leaves middle and lower-income earners asking difficult questions
While businesses and investors stand to benefit from a range of incentives, the budget raises taxes, trims reliefs and adds compliance burdens for many middle-income and marginal taxpayers
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