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  Tax structure makes Bangladesh cigarette prices lowest in world

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 12:00am on September 23, 2018

  Cigarette prices in Bangladesh are among the lowest in the world because of tax structure despite having some of the highest tax rates, finds a...

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  NBR to give shops 10,000 EFDs for free

  Jasim Uddin | Updated at 12:05am on September 21, 2018

  National Board of Revenue has decided to distribute 10,000 electronic fiscal devices (EFDs) free of cost among shops and retail business entities for which use...

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  Experts suggest environmental taxes on polluters

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 10:05pm on September 20, 2018

  Economists and experts on Thursday suggested that the government should impose environmental taxes on polluters to encourage green growth as well as sustainable development of...

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  Pakistan’s new govt hikes taxes, cuts spending

  Reuters . Islamabad | Updated at 12:05am on September 19, 2018

  Pakistan’s new government announced cuts in planned development spending and a tax increase for higher earners on Tuesday, unveiling a mini-budget aimed at shoring up...

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  NBR revenue collection Tk 2871cr short of July target

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 12:05am on September 13, 2018

  Revenue collection by the National Board of Revenue fell Tk 2,871 crore or 17 per cent short of target in July, the first month of the...

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  Govt to cut capital gains tax on bourse shareholders to 5pc: Muhith

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 12:05am on September 13, 2018

  Finance minister AMA Muhith on Wednesday announced that the government slashed the capital gains tax levied on bourse shareholders to 5 per cent from 15...

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  NBR makes mandatory use of customised software

  Jasim Uddin | Updated at 12:05am on September 12, 2018

  National Board of Revenue has made use of customised VAT processing software mandatory for large businesses and service providing entities having annual turnover of Tk 5...

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  Bangladesh cuts export tax facing RMG makers’ pressure

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 12:11pm on September 10, 2018

  The government has reduced source tax on export earnings for readymade garment and other export sectors to 0.60 percent from...

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  NBR withdraws VAT on sales of computer accessories

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 12:05am on September 10, 2018

  The National Board of Revenue has lifted value-added tax on sales of computer accessories to keep the items affordable to consumers. NBR on September 3...

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  BTRC seeks authority to collect VAT

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 12:05am on September 07, 2018

  The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission has requested the National Board of Revenue to enlist it as a value-added tax collecting entity....