Adviser to the interim government on the ministries of finance and commerce Salehuddin Ahmed on Tuesday asked the National Board of Revenue for proper verification of the necessary documents and expedite the export-import operations as well.
鈥榃e told them [NBR] to release the items from the ports scrutinising all the required documents,鈥� he told reporters after holding a meeting with NBR officials while making his maiden visit as adviser to the institution at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in Dhaka.
Salehuddin mentioned that the National Board of Revenue was an important organisation for the government and they had a big role to flourish industries and trade in the country.
鈥楾heir job is to collect revenues, the collection has to be the maximum without giving any trouble to the taxpayers, but they have to follow the rules and regulations properly.鈥�
The adviser also asked the NBR to take effective measurers for increasing the tax-to-GDP ratio, which is below the double digit right now.
鈥榃e can鈥檛 progress through taking loans from others always,鈥� he added.
Responding to a question, NBR chairman Md Abdur Rahman Khan said that the institution would take all necessary measures to attain the revenue target of Tk 4,80,000 crore in the current financial year.
鈥榃e will ensure that there will be no leakage and thus collect the revenues at the proper time. For that our revenue officials should work hard,鈥� he said.
The revenue board chairman also mentioned that the organisation would try to give its appropriate services to the taxpayers at the quickest possible time.
