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Published : 22 Jun 2026, 01:20 AM
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) faces a daunting final-month challenge, needing to collect nearly Tk 1.43 trillion in June if it is to meet its revised revenue target for the 2025-26 fiscal year.
The tax authority collected Tk 3.61 trillion between July and May, according to updated NBR data released on Sunday, marking a 10 percent increase from the same period a year earlier.
That means the NBR collected an average of Tk 327.27 billion a month during the first 11 months of the fiscal year.
In the corresponding period of FY2024-25, revenue collection stood at Tk 3.28 trillion.
The annual target was revised from Tk 4.99 trillion to Tk 5.03 trillion.
Recent revenue trends suggest such a figure is virtually unattainable.
As a result, the NBR is expected to end the fiscal year well short of the target set by the interim government.
While revenue growth typically hovers around 15 percent, the rate stood at 10 percent during the July-May period.
The NBR has already acknowledged the risk of missing its target.
Officials estimate that Tk 293.11 billion could be collected during the first 20 days of June, with another Tk 250 billion expected in the final 10 days.
Under that projection, total revenue collection for the fiscal year would reach around Tk 4.15 trillion, leaving the NBR roughly Tk 880 billion short of its target.
Even so, that would represent an increase of Tk 431.57 billion from the previous fiscal year.
NBR officials and economists attribute the slowdown to economic stagnation that began during anti-Awami League government protests, which dampened business activity and investment.
Although the arrival of a new government had raised hopes of a recovery, the Iran war created fresh uncertainty that also affected revenue collection.
The NBR said it has formed three taskforces covering income tax, VAT and customs operations to accelerate collections and strengthen enforcement.
