Revenue collection
Revenue collection will face challenge amid political unrest: NBR chairman
The revenue collection will be very challenging if the political unrest is sustained in the coming months of this year, National Board of Revenue (NBR) Chairman Abu Hena Md Rahmatul Muneem said today.
Revenue growth slows as import dips
Revenue collection in Bangladesh grew 14.3 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of the current fiscal year although the pace was slower owing to a decline in imports, official figures showed yesterday.
Govt’s borrowing goes up amid falling revenue
The government’s dependence on borrowing to finance national budgets has increased over the past decade as revenue collection has failed to keep pace with the ballooning public expenditure.
Tax collection rebounds in May
Tax collection by the National Board of Revenue (NBR) shot up in May, powered by buoyancy in value added tax (VAT) collection from domestic economic activities and increased income tax receipts, according to a provisional estimate.
A budget divorced from reality
Self-contradictory is what best describes Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal’s fifth budget, and the last of the Awami League-led government’s current term.
2023 will be the year of inflation and financial turpitude
While the government is distracted by elections, the financial economy will suffer
Can BTCL just hold off paying its dues randomly?
Newly disclosed CAG report says it dodged payment of over Tk 2,200 crore to the exchequer
Charting the middle-income journey
Bangladesh needs proper macroeconomic management to avoid middle income trap
Budget 2022-23: More tax for the rich
Bank accounts with upwards of Tk 1 crore in balance are set to face a higher excise duty next fiscal year as the government looks to collect more taxes from the relatively well-off to get close to the lofty revenue collection target.
Revenue collection will face challenge amid political unrest: NBR chairman
The revenue collection will be very challenging if the political unrest is sustained in the coming months of this year, National Board of Revenue (NBR) Chairman Abu Hena Md Rahmatul Muneem said today.
Revenue growth slows as import dips
Revenue collection in Bangladesh grew 14.3 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of the current fiscal year although the pace was slower owing to a decline in imports, official figures showed yesterday.
Govt’s borrowing goes up amid falling revenue
The government’s dependence on borrowing to finance national budgets has increased over the past decade as revenue collection has failed to keep pace with the ballooning public expenditure.
Tax collection rebounds in May
Tax collection by the National Board of Revenue (NBR) shot up in May, powered by buoyancy in value added tax (VAT) collection from domestic economic activities and increased income tax receipts, according to a provisional estimate.
A budget divorced from reality
Self-contradictory is what best describes Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal’s fifth budget, and the last of the Awami League-led government’s current term.
2023 will be the year of inflation and financial turpitude
While the government is distracted by elections, the financial economy will suffer
Can BTCL just hold off paying its dues randomly?
Newly disclosed CAG report says it dodged payment of over Tk 2,200 crore to the exchequer
Charting the middle-income journey
Bangladesh needs proper macroeconomic management to avoid middle income trap
Budget 2022-23: More tax for the rich
Bank accounts with upwards of Tk 1 crore in balance are set to face a higher excise duty next fiscal year as the government looks to collect more taxes from the relatively well-off to get close to the lofty revenue collection target.
Hopeless revenue target: No major tax hike planned
Wishy-washy -- is what best describes the government’s stance on scaling up its narrow revenue base, which is posing to become the Achilles’ heel to Bangladesh’s growth aspirations.
