Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momin says at ERF event remembering AMA Muhith
AMA Muhith's wealth has doubled to Tk 2.28 crore in the ten years he has been the finance minister.
Finance Minister AMA Muhith has announced that he will retire from politics after the tenure of the incumbent government expires.
Tax return submissions shot up 33 percent year-on-year to 18 lakh last fiscal year, marking the highest spiral in the last decade,
Bad loans at five state-owned banks totalled Tk 56,283 crore as of June, Finance Minister AMA Muhith told parliament yesterday.
Announcing the possible date of the national elections was not an “appropriate act” of Finance Minister AMA Muhith, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda says.
Finance Minister AMA Muhith yesterday said there was a good chance that the next parliamentary election would be held on December 27.
Finance Minister AMA Muhith tells parliament that the Monthly Payment Order (MPO) of the educational institutions is not a good programme as there are many forgeries in the system.
The Finance Ministry assures that value added tax (VAT) on using internet will be cut by about 5 percentage points at the end users’ level from the start of July.
BNP slams Finance Minister AMA Muhith for his remark that the 16th amendment of constitution will be passed in the parliament every time it will be scrapped by the High Court.
Finance Minister AMA Muhith says the government will adopt a policy to ban bidi as a harmful product for the human body.
The country has bogged down in corruption as everybody is indirectly involved in this menace, says Finance Minister AMA Muhith.
Finance Minister AMA Muhith tells parliament that the government has given subsidy to state-run banks in a bid to avoid any possible disaster in banking sector. Amid criticism that there is no good governance in banking sectors, Muhith says his government is working very seriously for ensuring good governance in banking sector and money market.
Government reduces excise duty to Tk 150 on bank deposits between Tk 1 lakh and Tk 5 lakh, but keeps proposed rates for big ticket account balances.
Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed tells the parliament that rice price will be declined by Tk 6 per kilogramme as the import duty on it has been reduced.
An anti-money laundering taskforce will ask the government to introduce a permanent attorney service with competent lawyers to fight militancy.
Finance minister AMA Muhith hints that the government may withdraw the proposed additional excise duty on bank deposit in the fiscal 2017-18. Amid widespread criticism and repeated demand for withdrawal the excise duty, the minister comes up with the hint while talking to reporters at the cabinet division.
BNP lambastes Finance Minister AMA Muhith for his rigid stance on excise duty on bank accounts and 15 percent uniform VAT, saying he is making a mockery over the issue.
Defending his proposal to impose tax on bank deposits, Finance Minister AMA Muhith says it has been slapped for several years and the tax rate will increase slightly in the next fiscal.
