SANGSAD BHABAN, June 11, 2026 (BSS) - The cost of heart and kidney disease 
treatment is expected to come down following the withdrawal of VAT and taxes 
on heart rings, dialysis filters and other life-saving medical equipment in 
the proposed national budget for FY2026-27. 
 
Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury said the measures, proposed in 
his budget speech in Parliament today, are aimed at reducing the financial 
burden on patients requiring critical care.

Under the proposal, the existing 10 percent VAT imposed at the supplier level 
on heart rings (stents) has been withdrawn. As a result, the price of each 
heart ring is expected to decrease by up to around Taka 20,000, easing 
treatment costs for cardiac patients.

In the case of kidney patients, the 15 percent VAT and 5 percent advance tax 
(AT) on the import of dialysis filters have been withdrawn. This is expected 
to reduce the price of dialysis filters and lower the overall cost of regular 
dialysis treatment.

According to estimates, the cost of a single dialysis session may decrease by 
around Taka 800 per patient due to the tax relief. 
Besides, the existing 7.5 percent advance tax on the import of hemodialysis 
blood tubing sets-used in kidney treatment-has also been withdrawn.

Officials said the combined measures are expected to ease out-of-pocket 
healthcare expenditure and provide relief to patients suffering from 
cardiovascular and kidney diseases.

The Finance Minister placed a Taka 9.38 lakh crore national budget for 
FY2026-27 in Parliament today, which is considered one of the largest budgets 
in the country's history.

The budget allocates Taka 69,409 crore to the health sector, nearly doubling 
last year's revised allocation and reflecting the government's increased 
emphasis on healthcare development and human resource capacity building.