Dhaka, June 2 -- Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury today (Tuesday) said the core philosophy of the upcoming national budget is the democratization of the economy and bringing poor and marginalized communities into the mainstream of economic activities.

"The low-income people have historically been the most deprived in Bangladesh's budgetary framework. Therefore, we have given priority to the poor, low-income groups and homemakers (housewives) in the upcoming budget," he said, BSS reports.

The minister made the remarks while addressing a seminar titled "Budget 2026-27: Expectations and Reality" as the chief guest in the capital today, organised by the Economic Reporters Forum (ERF).

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