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October 31, 2000 

Dhaka-- (UNB)- Lawmakers yesterday advised the National Board of Revenue (NBR) to bring all, from MPs to individuals at the grassroots, into the tax net and be impartial in realising revenues.

They made the call at a meeting yesterday of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance Ministry that reviewed revenue performance of the first quarter of the current fiscal year.

NBR collected Tk 3845.88 crore in July-September period of fiscal 2000-2001, 1.66 per cent up the target of Tk 3782 crore. The growth is 18.05 per cent higher than achievement of the first quarter of the previous fiscal year.

Revenue target for the current fiscal year is Tk 18,000 crore.

The meeting discussed appointment, transfer and training of revenue officials as per the new law enacted by the parliament and stressed the need for increasing institutional efficiency and skills of NBR.

Proposing some amendments to Financial Institutions (Amendment) Bill 2000 and Bank Company (Amendment) Bill 2000, the parliamentary watchdog requested the ministry to make a final statement before the next session of Jatiya Sangsad.

Presided over by Committee Chairman Prof Ali Ashraf, the meeting was attended by its members Chitra Bhattacharya, Syed Masud Reza, Karim Uddin Bharsa, Saifur Rahman, MK Anwar and Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury.

Finance Minister Shah AMS Kibria attended the meeting on special invitation. Finance Secretary Dr Akbar Ali Khan and NBR Chairman Zakir Ahmed Khan were present.