Staff Reporter :
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) bagged about Tk 1417.12 crore as revenues from 1,21,131 income tax payers during the first five days of the weeklong tax fair across the country.
A total of 6,038,16 people got service in the fair.
According to the Chief Coordinator of the fair Md Abdur Razzak, NBR received Tk 259.963 crore on the 5th day of the fair on Saturday.
NBR is organizing the week-long fair across the country for the seventh consecutive year aiming at encouraging people to pay tax and bringing more people under tax net, sources said.
Finance Minister AMA Muhith officially inaugurated the fair at the NBR Bhaban in the city’s Agargaon on Tuesday and it will conclude on Monday.
The tax fair offers registration of Electronic Tax-payers Identification Number, to pay tax, to file returns and to encourage prospective taxpayers to get involved with the country’s taxation system.
On the fifth day, the NBR’s fair was held at 52 spots in the country, including capital Dhaka.
“The fair drew huge crowd on Saturday as the Revenue Board offers one-stop service for the taxpayers and other service seekers there,” said Md Abdur Razzak.
“We have got huge response from the tax-payers today (Saturday). They showed interest to pay tax. This is a good sign, he said.
