Finance Minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury has proposed extensive VAT and duty exemptions for the agriculture sector in Bangladesh’s 2026–27 national budget, presented in parliament on Thursday. The measures aim to boost agricultural production, strengthen food security, and protect domestic industries. The proposal includes full VAT withdrawal on 36 raw materials used in pesticide and fertilizer production, zero duty on zinc ash for zinc sulfate fertilizer, and removal of the 7.5 percent VAT on fertilizers at the trading level. Advance tax on pesticide imports will also be waived.
Additional incentives have been proposed for poultry, dairy, and fish feed industries, including zero-duty benefits on three new raw materials and reduced import duties on machinery and parts. Veterinary medicines under generic categories will also receive zero-duty benefits. To protect local producers, import duties on cashew nuts will rise sharply, with unprocessed and processed cashews both set at 25 percent, while imported pangas fish fillets will face a 20 percent supplementary duty.
The budget emphasizes tax and duty relief over direct allocations to make agriculture and livestock sectors more competitive, potentially lowering input costs and increasing domestic production.
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