Budget Procedure in the Parliament of Bangladesh

•Finance Minister presents the budget in the House and makes his speech
•General discussion on the budget as a whole or any question of principle involved therein
•Finance Minister gives his speech at the conclusion of the general discussion
Budget •Finance Minister introduces the Finance Bill containing the tax proposals of the Government (Rules
Presentation and applicable to Bills also apply to the passing of Finance Bill except that it is not referred to any Committe)
Finance Bill

•Discussion on the Demands for Grants and appropriations in regard to charged items of expenditure
•Discussion and voting on Demands for Grants relating to other items of expenditure
Demands for •Speaker puts every other question necessary for disposal of all matters connected with Demands for Grants
Grants

•Appropriation Bill is introduced to provide for appropriations out of the Consolidated Fund money required
to meet the grants voted by the parliament as well as the charged items of expenditure. (Rules applicable to
Bills apply also to the paasing of Appropriation Bill except that it is not referred to any Committe)
Appropriation Bill