Contractors must submit tax files before bidding: Kamal
Any contractor interested to take part in bidding for government procurement has to submit updated tax file and income tax certificate from now, Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal said yesterday.
"Submission of income statement has also been made mandatory, as the government will verify the papers to check who are eligible to get the job."
There was a provision for submitting tax certificate, but many of the bidders did not comply with it, as it was not mandatory, he said.
The minister believes the step will help the government find out new taxpayers.
He spoke while briefing journalists after a meeting of the cabinet committee on government purchase at the secretariat.
The meeting gave the go-ahead to the establishment of the Nationwide Digital Mobile Radio Network for Fire Service and Civil Defence under the Urban Resilience (Dhaka North City Corporation part) project.
Hytera Communications Corporation Ltd, China got the Tk 117.45 crore work.
The cabinet also approved a proposal to appoint berth operator (cargo) for the Chittagong Port Authority at a cost of Tk 85.25 crore.
Four projects worth a total of Tk 290.45 crore were also okayed for the improvement of navigability of Puratan Brahmaputra, Dharla, Tulai and Punarbhaba rivers.
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