Economic Reporter :
The cabinet on Monday approved the draft of “The National Tax Card Policy, 2010 (Amendment)” increasing the number of national tax cards to 125 from existing 20.
“The new policy has proposed to raise the number of national tax cards to 125 from existing 20,” Cabinet Secretary Mohammad Shafiul Alam told reporters after the regular weekly meeting of the cabinet on Monday. He said the cards would be provided to highest individual and company taxpayers to establish a ‘revenue-friendly culture’ at all levels of state.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina presided over the meeting held at Bangladesh Secretariat.
Briefing reporters after the meeting, the cabinet secretary said under the existing policy, a total of 20 highest tax payers –10 in individual category and 10 in company category – were so far being awarded the national tax cards every year.
Alam said according to the new decision the highest tax payers at individual level would get 64, the companies would 50 and the rest 11 would be earmarked for others.
Among the individual category, he said, five senior citizens, five war-wounded freedom fighters, two disabled persons, five women and three young tax payers would get national taxpayers cards in special class.
The cabinet on Monday approved the draft of “The National Tax Card Policy, 2010 (Amendment)” increasing the number of national tax cards to 125 from existing 20.
“The new policy has proposed to raise the number of national tax cards to 125 from existing 20,” Cabinet Secretary Mohammad Shafiul Alam told reporters after the regular weekly meeting of the cabinet on Monday. He said the cards would be provided to highest individual and company taxpayers to establish a ‘revenue-friendly culture’ at all levels of state.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina presided over the meeting held at Bangladesh Secretariat.
Briefing reporters after the meeting, the cabinet secretary said under the existing policy, a total of 20 highest tax payers –10 in individual category and 10 in company category – were so far being awarded the national tax cards every year.
Alam said according to the new decision the highest tax payers at individual level would get 64, the companies would 50 and the rest 11 would be earmarked for others.
Among the individual category, he said, five senior citizens, five war-wounded freedom fighters, two disabled persons, five women and three young tax payers would get national taxpayers cards in special class.
