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DAY-VAT- KHULNA (with photo)
VAT day observed in Khulna
KHULNA, Dec 10, 2019 (BSS) – Speakers at discussion held here today
underlined the importance of people’s unstinting support to pay the Value
Added Tax (VAT) for the country’s overall development.
“There is no alternative to boost the revenue collection from the internal
resources for lessening dependence on foreign aid” they told the discussion
held in observance of the National VAT Day and VAT Week-2019.
Organized by Customs, Excise and VAT Commissionerate , the discussion was
addressed by Member of the National Board of Revenue (Customs policy and ICT)
Syed Golam Kibria as chief guest .
Mohammad Mostofa Ali Commissioner of Customs, Excise and VAT
Commissionerate presided over while Commissioner of Khulna Tax Zone Proshanto
Kumar Roy, Additional Deputy Inspector General of police, Khulna Range
Mohammad Habibur Rahman, Commissioner of Mongla Customs House Suresh Chandra
Biswas, among others participate in it .
NBR member Kibria said enhancement of revenue collection from both
internal and external sources could be the effective means of reducing
dependence on foreign aid as well as executing the different uplift projects.
Commissioner of Customs, Excise and VAT Commissionerate Mostofa Ali
informed the meeting that Khulna zone locally collected TK 2414.42 crore in
the last 2018-19 fiscal and it also collected TK 1,100.27 crore in the same
fiscal year from import sector . Earlier, a colourful rally was brought out
Khalishpur premises of VAT office and passed through some important city
streets.
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