BUDGET TO BE ANNOUNCED MONDAY

DHAKA, Bangladesh, June 7 (BSS) - Finance and Planning Adviser of Bangladesh caretaker government Dr AB Mirza M Azizul Islam will announce the national budget for 2008-09 financial year on Monday (June 9) at 3 pm over radio and television. The budget speech, summery of the budget, and books on annual financial statements would be available on website. The Press Information Department (PID) will also distribute the documents at 3 pm on the day, an official handout said today. To make the budget more participatory, all information and important documents of the budget could be read and downloaded by any person or institution at home and abroad from the website, www.mof.gov.bd., the handout said. Opinions and recommendations on the budget could be given by filling a feedback form on the website by 5 pm on June 16, 2008. Besides, written opinions and recommendations on the budget can be sent directly or by post. All the opinions and recommendations would be considered and measures be taken for reflection of reasonable suggestions in the budget. After finalisation of the budget in this process, it would come into force through promulgation of an ordinance, the handout said. To ensure wider participation, the link of Finance Division website will also be available on the following government websites - www.bangladesh.gov.bd, www.nbr-bd.org, www.plancomm.gov.bd, www.imed.gov.bd, www.bdpressinform.org and www.cao.gov.bd. The finance adviser will address a press conference at Sher- e-Bangla Nagar NEC auditorium at 3:30 pm on June 10. The government hopes that the print and electronic media will circulate properly all information and documents regarding the budget and help in participation of all and sending their opinions. Participation of all would make the national budget for 2008- 09 welfare-oriented, said the handout.