Revenue earnings till January were over Tk1.97 lakh crore: FM tells JS
The accumulated stamp duty earnings till December 2023 during the current 2023-2024 fiscal was Tk1,626 crore, the minister told the parliament.
The country earned a total of Tk1.97 lakh crore in revenue till January of the ongoing fiscal year 2023-34 (Fy23), Finance Minister Abul Hasan Mahmud Ali said today (28 February).
"The country's revenue earning till January 2024 during the current 2023-2024 fiscals was Tk1,97,839.12 crore", he said while responding to a query raised by treasury bench lawmaker M Abdul Latif of Chattogram-11 at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban with Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury in the chair.
While the accumulated stamp duty earnings till December 2023 during the current 2023-2024 fiscal was Tk1,626 crore, the minister told the parliament.
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To increase the revenue earnings, the government has taken various steps including formulation of the Income Tax Act 2023 in Bangla, simplifying income tax through E-return and initiatives have been taken to formulate the Stamp Act, 2023 in Bangla.
In addition to this, the government has made tax payments easier online through A-Chalan, rocket, Nagad, bikash and Sonali Bank E-payment.
Apart from these, Proof of Submission of Return (PSR) has been made compulsory for 41 services.
