Ctg gets bond commissionerate in June: NBR boss
The government will launch a full-fledged bond commissionerate in Chittagong by June to reduce the hassles of local businessmen and expedite the country's export and import related activities.
National Board of Revenue (NBR) Chairman Nasiruddin Ahmed said this at a pre-budget discussion with business leaders in the port city yesterday.
Admitting the delay in setting up the bond commissionerate, the NBR chairman said it was due to their failure. Finance Minister AMA Muhith made an announcement in his budget speech for fiscal 2009-10 to set up the bond commissionerate in Chittagong.
The tax administrator also said the two existing customs houses in the port city, including import and export ones, will be unified and converted into one within the same time.
The NBR chairman was speaking at two separate pre-budget discussions with the businessmen of the port city. The first meeting was held with Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) at the CCCI conference room, while the second one was with Chittagong Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CMCCI).
Chittagong Chamber President Morshed Murad Ibrahim and CMCCI President Abdus Salam chaired the two meetings respectively. VAT Commissioner of NBR Barrister Jahangir Hossain presented a keynote on new VAT laws at the Chittagong chamber discussion.
Nasiruddin said online tax return submission and automation system would be introduced soon to make the value added tax (VAT) system easy in order to accelerate industrialisation.
He sought cooperation from the business community to help check tax and VAT evasion.
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