DHAKA, March 27, 2021 (BSS) – Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, revenue
collection from the brick kilns under Jashore Customs, Excise and VAT
Commissionerate witnessed a 300 percent growth during this July-February
period of the current fiscal year (FY21).
The revenue board realized a total of Taka 42.44 crore as VAT from the
brick kilns situated in 10 districts under the jurisdiction of this
commissionerate over the first eight months of this fiscal.
The revenue collection from the brick kilns under Jashore Commissionerate
during the July-February period of the last fiscal year (FY20) was only Taka
14.13 crore.
Talking to BSS, Commissioner of the Jashore Customs, Excise and VAT
Commissionerate Muhammad Zakir Hossain said that they have adopted some
effective measures in the current fiscal year to realize VAT from all the
brick kilns for which notable successes have been achieved in this regard.
He informed that they have collected information about each and every
brick kilns from the chairmen of the concerned union parishads and councilors
of the pourashavas so that the brick kiln owners could not evade tax.
Zakir noted that the concerned revenue board officials have been working
with utmost honesty and integrity despite this pandemic, which has played an
important role towards realizing hefty amount of revenues from the brick
kilns.