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Revenue up by 25pc in four months
Bdnews24.com . Dhaka
Revenue collection in the first four month of the current fiscal year (2009-2010) was up by 25.74 per cent, in comparison to last year. Moreover, 109.26 per cent of the revenue target was achieved.
The figures were revealed in a National Board of Revenue press conference, by NBR chairman Nasiruddin Ahmed on Monday.
‘Revenue collections stood at Tk 212.3 billion against the target of Tk 194.3 billion in the first four months. We are hoping to exceed the target with our collections at the end of the year,’ he said.
The chairman pointed out that collections from the value added tax category saw the highest increase within the period, with Tk 81.2 billion against a target of 71.9 billion.
The growth was 31.8 per cent while the category’s achievement rate was 112.91 per cent.
Meanwhile, the growth in collections from income tax was 29.29 per cent.
A revenue of Tk 47.70 billion was collected in the form of income taxes against the target of Tk 43.19 billion. The rate of target achievement stood at 110.46 per cent.
