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Tax justice and education financing

How do we ensure quality education for every child, regardless of socioeconomic background? The answer lies in a domain that receives far less public attention than it deserves — tax justice. As the government grapples with rising demands on public expenditure amidst declining international aid, domestic resource mobilisation through equitable taxation offers the...

Bangladesh’s VAT conundrum

The recent decision of the interim government to expand the VAT net and hike VAT rates at the behest of the International Monetary Fund has justifiably attracted harsh criticisms from all quarters. This is the worst decision of the interim government since its inception following the overthrow of the autocratic regime of Sheikh Hasina and is hence bound...