UNB, Dhaka :
A bill titled, ‘Sugar (Road Development Cess Ordinance) (Abolish) Bill, 2018’ was passed in Parliament on Tuesday to repeal the existing ‘Sugar Road Development Cess Ordinance’, aiming to relieve the sugarcane growers from paying taxes for development of roads in sugar mill catchment areas.
Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu piloted the Bill and it was passed by voice vote.
The original law was promulgated through ordinance in 1960.
Roads in the sugar mill areas are constructed and
maintained by different government departments, agencies and local government bodies, making the 1960 ordinance dysfunctional. So, the government has decided to repeal the law, according to the proposed law.
A bill titled, ‘Sugar (Road Development Cess Ordinance) (Abolish) Bill, 2018’ was passed in Parliament on Tuesday to repeal the existing ‘Sugar Road Development Cess Ordinance’, aiming to relieve the sugarcane growers from paying taxes for development of roads in sugar mill catchment areas.
Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu piloted the Bill and it was passed by voice vote.
The original law was promulgated through ordinance in 1960.
Roads in the sugar mill areas are constructed and
maintained by different government departments, agencies and local government bodies, making the 1960 ordinance dysfunctional. So, the government has decided to repeal the law, according to the proposed law.
