Bangladesh’s proposed national budget for fiscal year 2026–27 includes significant tax reductions to promote electric vehicles (EVs) and reduce reliance on petrol and diesel cars. Finance Minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury presented the proposal in parliament, suggesting that total taxes on imported EVs priced up to USD 25,000 be reduced from 93% to 64%, and for those up to USD 50,000 to 80%. Import duties on EV chargers and charging stations would drop from 39.75% to zero. Conversely, taxes on petrol and diesel vehicles would rise from 132.36% to 155.88% to discourage their use.
The proposal also includes lower duties for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) and full tax exemptions for electric buses used by educational institutions until 2030. Local EV assembly and parts manufacturing would receive extensive duty waivers, with varying rates based on value addition. Additionally, the government plans to exempt raw materials for lithium-ion and sodium-ion battery production from all duties and taxes through 2030.
These measures aim to encourage domestic EV production, reduce environmental pollution, and strengthen energy security while maintaining incentives for shipbuilding and dredger industries until 2030.
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