Regulator asks GP to pay Tk 3,034cr in dues
The telecom regulator has asked Grameenphone to pay Tk 3,034 crore in unpaid revenue and tax, a claim that the mobile operator refuted.
In a letter to GP, Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) said yesterday the mobile operator will have to pay Tk 2,146 crore in unpaid revenue and accumulated interest payment to the regulator as of March 31.
The remaining amount -- SIM tax and VAT -- will go to the National Board of Revenue (NBR), according to the letter.
Grameenphone has been given 21 days to pay all the money, BTRC Chairman Zia Ahmed told The Daily Star.
"GP had not paid various charges for long as we found in our audit.”
Ahmed alleged that the operator manipulated financial data.
Grameenphone said it had "clarified to the BTRC and the auditor clearly that those observations were framed on a wrong basis”.
“We found that the BTRC letter disregarded all those clarifications," the operator said.
Comments