<div><b><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal is expected to present the national budget for FY2023-24 in Parliament on June 1, a ministry spokesman said on Monday.</span><br></b></div><div><br></div><div>The finance division got the approval of relevant official documents on Monday as part of the preparation, Gazi Tawhidul Islam, public relations officer of the Finance Ministry, told UNB.</div><div><br></div><div>In the documents, responsibilities on the budget day have also been defined so that everyone can do their respective work smoothly, he said.</div><div><br></div><div>The government is willing to finish the next national budget before the vacation of Eid-ul-Azha.</div><div><br></div><div>The budget for the FY 2023-24 will be around Tk 7.5 lakh crore, which will be the highest ever budget amount,&nbsp; in the history of Bangladesh.</div><div><br></div><div>The National Economic Council is scheduled to announce the new annual development programme of Tk 2.74 lakh crore on May 11, sources said. According to UNB reports</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>