Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury is set to place the proposed national budget for fiscal year (2026-2027) at the Jatiya Sangsad tomorrow.This will be the country's 55th budget.Tajuddin Ahmed presented the country's first budget as finance minister of the post-independence government in 1972.This budget for FY27 will be the maiden budget of incumbent Finance Minister following a landslide victory by BNP in the parliamentary election on February 12.The chronology of the national budget is given below along with budget size with amounts in crore:Fiscal- Who placed-Total Size-ADP1972-73 -Tajuddin Ahmed -Tk 786cr -Tk 501cr1973-74 -Tajuddin Ahmed -Tk 995cr -Tk 525cr1974-75 -Tajuddin Ahmed -Tk 1,084cr -Tk 525cr1975-76 - Dr Azizur Rahman Mollik -Tk 1,549cr -Tk 950cr1976-77 - Maj Gen Ziaur Rahman -Tk 1,989cr -Tk 1,222cr1977-78 - Lt Gen Ziaur Rahman -Tk 2,184cr -Tk 1,278cr1978-79 - President Ziaur Rahman -Tk 2,499cr -Tk 1,446cr1979-80 - Dr M N Huda -Tk 3,317cr -Tk 2,123cr1980-81 - M Saifur Rahman -Tk 4,108cr -Tk 2,700cr1981-82 - M Saifur Rahman -Tk 4,677cr -Tk 3,015cr1982-83 - A M A Muhith -Tk 4,738cr -Tk 2,700cr1983-84 - A M A Muhith -Tk 5,896cr -Tk 3,483cr1984-85 - M Sayeduzzaman -Tk 6,699cr -Tk 3,896cr1985-86 - M Sayeduzzaman -Tk 7,138cr -Tk 3,825cr1986-87 - M Sayeduzzaman -Tk 8,504cr -Tk 4,764cr1987-88 - M Sayeduzzaman -Tk 8,527cr -Tk 5,046cr1988-89 - Maj Gen Munim -Tk 10,565cr -Tk 5,315cr1989-90 - Dr Wahidul Haq -Tk 12,703cr -Tk 5,803cr1990-91 - Maj Gen Munim -Tk 12,960cr -Tk 5,668cr1991-92 - M Saifur Rahman -Tk 15,584cr -Tk 7,500cr1992-93 - M Saifur Rahman -Tk 17,607cr -Tk 9,057cr1993-94 - M Saifur Rahman -Tk 19,050cr -Tk 9,750cr1994-95 - M Saifur Rahman -Tk 20,948cr -Tk 11,000cr1995-96 - M Saifur Rahman -Tk 23,170cr -Tk 12,100cr1996-97 - SAMS Kibria -Tk 24,603cr -Tk 12,500cr1997-98 - SAMS Kibria -Tk 27,786cr -Tk 12,800cr1998-99 - SAMS Kibria -Tk 29,537cr -Tk 13,600cr1999-00 - SAMS Kibria -Tk 34,252cr -Tk 12,477cr2000-01 - SAMS Kibria -Tk 38,524cr -Tk 17,500cr2001-02 - SAMS Kibria -Tk 42,306cr -Tk 19,000cr2002-03 - M Saifur Rahman -Tk 44,854cr -Tk 19,200cr2003-04 - M Saifur Rahman -Tk 51,980cr -Tk 20,300cr2004-05 - M Saifur Rahman -Tk 57,248cr -Tk 22,000cr2005-06 - M Saifur Rahman -Tk 61,058cr -Tk 23,626cr2006-07 - M Saifur Rahman -Tk 69,740cr -Tk 26,000cr2007-08 - Mirza Azizul Islam -Tk 99,962cr -Tk 25,600cr2008-09 - Mirza Azizul Islam -Tk 99,962cr -Tk 25,400cr2009-10 - AMA Muhith -Tk 113,815cr -Tk 28,500cr2010-11 - AMA Muhith -Tk 132,170cr -Tk 35,130cr2011-12 - AMA Muhith -Tk 161,214cr -Tk 41,080cr2012-13 - AMA Muhith -Tk 191,738cr -Tk 52,366cr2013-14 - AMA Muhith -Tk 222,491cr -Tk 60,000cr2014-15 - AMA Muhith -Tk 250,560cr -Tk 75,000cr2015-16 - AMA Muhith -Tk 295,100cr -Tk 93,894cr2016-17 - AMA Muhith -Tk 340,605cr -Tk 1,10,700cr2017-18 - AMA Muhith -Tk 4,00,266cr -Tk 1,48,381cr2018-19 - AMA Muhith -TK 4,64,573cr -Tk 1,73,000cr2019-20 - AHM Mustafa Kamal -Tk 5,23,190cr - Tk 2,02,721cr2020-21 -AHM Mustafa Kamal - Tk 5,68,000cr - Tk 2,05,145cr2021-22 - AHM Mustafa Kamal - Tk 6,03,681cr - Tk 2,25,324cr2022-23 - AHM Mustafa Kamal - Tk 6,78,064cr - Tk 2,46,066cr2023-24 - AHM Mustafa Kamal - Tk 7,61,785cr - Tk 2,63,000cr2024-25 - AH Mahmood Ali  - Tk 7,97,000cr - Tk 2,65,000cr2025-26 - Dr Salehuddin Ahmed-Tk 7,90,000cr -Tk 2,30,000 croreAMA Muhith and Saifur Rahman presented the highest 12 budgets each at different terms of their respective governments./BSS