The Tk 556,978 crore budget for 2020-21 fiscal containing the outline of salvaging the economy from the grasp of COVID-19 will be placed on Thursday next.

Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) on Saturday recommended raising the tax-free income threshold level from Tk 250,000 to Tk 350,000 and not keeping the provision of black money whitening facility in the national budget for 2020-‘21 fiscal year.