Business Desk :
Finance Minister AMA Muhith has proposed slapping of a 5 percent supplementary duty on mobile phone services, which will raise costs of voice call and data transfer.
In his budget proposal for FY 2015-16, Muhith proposed to cut the existing Tk 300 tax for new mobile phone subscriptions to Tk 100.
But the SIM replacement tax of Tk 100 remains unchanged.
The NBR and the mobile-phone operators have long been at loggerheads over the SIM replacement tax.
Finance Minister AMA Muhith has proposed slapping of a 5 percent supplementary duty on mobile phone services, which will raise costs of voice call and data transfer.
In his budget proposal for FY 2015-16, Muhith proposed to cut the existing Tk 300 tax for new mobile phone subscriptions to Tk 100.
But the SIM replacement tax of Tk 100 remains unchanged.
The NBR and the mobile-phone operators have long been at loggerheads over the SIM replacement tax.
