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JS passes Finance Bill, 2016

The Finance Bill, 2016 was passed in the Jatiya Sangsad today as determined by the House with some changes to tax and customs duties.

Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith proposed passage of the bill that included the implementation of government’s financial proposals and amendments to several laws. The bill was introduced in the House on June 2.

bd-parliament1Opposition bench member Kazi Feroz Rashid proposed publishing the bill for eliciting public opinion by July 5, 2016, while JP lawmakers Nurul Islam Omar, Nurul Islam Milon, Fakhrul Imam, Noor-e-Hasnat Lily Chowdhury and Mohammad Mamunur Rashid and independent lawmaker M Rustom Ali Farazi proposed publishing the bill for seeking public opinion by July 20, 2016.

Besides, members from the opposition bench including Fakhrul Imam and Kazi Feroz Rashid brought some amendment proposals to the bill.

Later, the proposals for publishing the bill for eliciting public opinion and amendments were rejected in voice votes.

The House accepted some amendments of the Finance Bill, 2016 brought by lawmakers Gazi Golam Dastgir of Narayanganj-1, M Shahiduzzaman Sarkar of Naogaon-2, Mahmood-us-Samad Chowdhury of Sylhet-3, M Shahab Uddin of Molvibazar-1 and Fakhrul Imam of Mymensingh-8.


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