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National Board of Revenue (NBR) Chairman Md Shahriar Alam Saturday urged the citizens to pay taxes first and then spend them on the social sector and public welfare. Abdur Rahman Khan, according to local media.
Mentioning that paying tax is a very important responsibility, he said, "After paying tax, think about how much you will spend for the welfare of the people and how much you will spend for yourself and how much money you will save."
The NBR chairman made the call while addressing a function titled 'Gunijon Sammanana and Pahela Baishakh 1432' at Dhanmondi in the capital on Saturday evening. Lakshmipur District Youth Welfare Association, Dhaka accorded him a reception as a talented son of Lakshmipur district. ’
Md. Abdur Rahman Khan said, "Many people of our country think that after spending in the social sector, after giving zakat-sadaqah, there is no need to pay tax. ’
Highlighting the fragile system of revenue collection, the NBR chairman said, "We are far behind from this side. The biggest problem is that we still collect taxes from the poor, two-thirds of our total taxes are still collected from the poor through 'indirect taxes'. We can only collect one-third from income tax. We have a lot of work to do in these places. ’
He urged everyone to work together. Abdur Rahman said, "Let us all work together to establish a developed nation. We all work together so that we do not have to take loans, so that we can run the economy of Bangladesh with our own money. ’