Dhaka, May 5 -- Distinguished fellow of the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) Dr. Debapriya Bhattacharya on Sunday said that the purchasing power of marginal, middle class and lower middle class has decreased due to the direct impact of double-digit inflation.

So the main budget for the next fiscal year 2024-2025 will be how to restore the stability of the macro economy and reducing the high inflation.

He said this at a press briefing when unveiling a survey report titled "New Government, National Budget and Citizen's Aspirations", which was conducted in collaboration with the Citizen's Platform for SDGs, Bangladesh. The event was held in a hotel in Gulshan on Sunday (May 5).

At the press briefing also urged for the government to alloca...