The caretaker government has announced that this year's budget speech, budget summary and annual financial statement will be available for review and comment with a view to sharing the budget with the public, reports bdnews24.com.

The proposed budget for 2008-09 will be announced on Monday, with finance adviser AB Mirza Azizul Islam's budget speech to be broadcast simultaneously by all government and private owned TV and radio channels at 3pm.

A government handout said Friday that, as it did last year, it will post all the relevant documents at www.mof.gov.bd, and hard copies will also be made available, from 3pm Monday.

Links to the budget speech, budget summary and annual financial statement will also be available at other government websites under the finance ministry and at bdnews24.com.

Any person or organisation can access any of the documents regarding the budget, download necessary information and submit comments and feedback to the government by filling in the available forms up to 5pm on June 16.

Individuals or organisations may also post in comments, recommendations and criticisms in writing, which will all be considered for incorporation in the final approved budget, ensuring people's participation in the process.

To ensure mass participation, the following particular websites have been listed by the government for access to the proposed budget by the public: www.bangladesh.gov.bd, www.nbr-bd.org, www.plancomm.gov.bd, www.imed.gov.bd, www.bdpressinform.org and www.cao.gov.bd.

The finance adviser will speak at a press conference at 3.30 pm on Tuesday at the NEC auditorium at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar.

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