BSS, Netrakona :
Speakers at an advocacy seminar on “Value Added Tax’ (VAT) and Supplementary Duty (SD) Act -2012” here on Thursday underlined the importance of motivating the tax- payers to pay their taxes on time for greater interest of the nation.
They urged the tax payers to come forward to pay their VAT by using the “on-line VAT Payment Network” which was introduced by the National Board of Revenue (NBR).
The speakers also emphasized the need for ensuring proper official service network in Customs Excise and VAT offices and organizing field level VAT fairs and other motivational campaigns to let the businessmen and others tax payers know about the latest on-line VAT payment networks and SD Act-2012.
Customs Excise and VAT Netrakona division organized the seminar at local public hall here to popularize the on-line VAT payment network of the NBR.
Administrator of Netrakona ZIla Parishad Motiur Rahman Khan addressed the seminar as chief guest while assistant director of customs Excise and VAT Netrakona division Mohammad Safiul Alam was in the chair.
A key note paper was presented at the seminar by additional commissioner of Customs Excise and VAT Dhaka North AKM Mahbubur Rahman.
The seminar was addressed, among others, by mayor of Netrakona pourashava Prasanta Kumar Ray and president of Netrakona chamber of commerce and industries Abdul Wahed.
