Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today told the parliament that the government has started a process to collect additional US$ 1000 million as budgetary support to tackle down future emergency situation, including economic crisis emerged due to the Russia-Ukraine war.
The Premier revealed it in a tabled written answer while responding to a question from ruling party lawmaker Md. Mozaffar Hossain from Jamalpur-5 constituency during her question-answer session.
This budget support will be spend in the stimulus package for industries, factories, trading organisations, small and medium entrepreneurs as well as social safety net, she said.
Besides, a process is on to collect $ 500 million as budgetary support to tackle the economic crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic under the programme, she added.
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