Tk 7.74bn income tax collected in 3 days

The National Board of Revenue (NRB) has collected Tk 7.74 billion in the first three days of the income tax fair that began on Tuesday.

Chief Economics Correspondentbdnews24.com
Published : 18 Sept 2014, 05:40 PM
Updated : 18 Sept 2014, 05:40 PM

According to a media statement issued by the revenue authorities, 45,358 taxpayers submitted returns until Thursday.

A large number of taxpayers turned up at the fair being held at the Officers’ Club in Dhaka on Thursday, the third day of the seven-day event, despite shutdown called by the Jamaat-e-Islami.

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The NBR said the fair in other parts of the country also saw a huge turnout of taxpayers.
The statement said the board served 98,630 taxpayers on the third day of the fair.
A total of 15,314 returns were submitted and around Tk 1.62 billion in income tax was collected on the day.
The fair will begin at 10am as usual on Friday and end at 5pm, while it will remain closed from 12:45pm to 1:45pm for Juma prayer.