The National Board of Revenue has collected revenue amounting to a little over Tk 1.36 trillion in the just concluded 2014-15 fiscal year.
Published : 01 Jul 2015, 10:46 PM
The figure, it says, is more than the target it had set.
NBR Chairman Nojibur Rahman said at a press conference on Wednesday the revenue collected in the 2014-15 FY was 12.4 percent higher than the previous FY’s figure and 0.74 percent more than the revised target.
The revenue board collected Tk 1.21 trillion in 2013-14 FY and for 2014-15 FY it had set a target of Tk 1.5 trillion, which was later downsized to Tk 1.35 trillion.
Revenue collection beat the target amid speculations that the board would miss it.
NBR Member (VAT) Enayet Hossain and Member (Tax Administration) Abdur Razzak were also present at the press meet held at the revenue board’s VAT Online Project office at Dhaka’s Kakrail.
Rahman said: “Many were sceptical about whether the revenue target will be reached.
“But we’ve surpassed it by dint of good governance, collection by a modern management system, and concerted effort.”