Ordinary citizens alongside stakeholders will be allowed to submit their own suggestions on the upcoming national budget on the website of Finance Division, though it remains unclear how much resource or effort would be expended on incorporating them. 

Formal discussions on the proposed budget for 2020-21 fiscal year will kick off on May 5 through a meeting to prepare a fiscal policy for the country that will help the stagnant economy caused by the COVID-19 to return to its previous shape.Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will preside over the meeting which will take place at her official residence Ganobhaban at 11am, according to sources at the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO).