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19 March, 2022

What measures can be adopted to neutralize the inflationary pressure in Bangladesh

 1. Monetary measures: Monetary measures are used by the government in order to neutralize inflationary pressure. In Bangladesh, it is implemented by Bangladesh Bank. Main tools of monetary measures of credit control include Bank Rate policy, Open Market Operations, Cash Reserve Ratio. These measures are used to achieve full employment, to maintain a fairly stable exchange rate, to achieve rapid economic growth and promote economic equality.

2. Fiscal measures: Fiscal measures relates to public revenue and public expenditure and matters related thereto. Important tools of fiscal measures are Public revenue and Public expenditure. The major sources from where public revenue is generated include income tax, wealth tax, excise duty and sales tax. Public expenditure refers to the expenditure by the government on productive as well as non-productive activities. Productive expenditure includes expenditure on infrastructure development, development of industries like iron and steel, chemicals, heavy engineering, etc. Non-development expenditure includes expenditure on administrative machinery, law and order, defences, etc.

3. Other measures: These may be short term or long term. Short term concerns with the distribution of essential commodities on ration cards at reasonable price. Long term includes population and economic planning. Population planning is used to aware the people about family planning. Economic planning is used to accelerate the economic growth and development of country.