Traders plea for realizing reasonable VAT in Rangpur region

RANGPUR, Aug 11 (BSS) - Leaders of Rangpur Chamber and businesspersons' organisations here yesterday called upon the VAT
officials for realizing reasonable amount of value added tax (VAT) from the traders in Rangpur region.

They requested the VAT authorities for considering business conditions of the traders having inadequate capability of paying VAT depending on their business conditions while extending the
periphery of fixing VAT in the region.

The businessmen community leaders pleaded these while exchanging views with Rangpur Divisional Officer of the Customs,Excise and VAT Mohammad Wajed Ali and senior VAT officials of Rangpur region at Chamber auditorium.

President of Rangpur Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI)and district unit Commander of Bangladesh Muktijuddha Sangshad Mosaddek Hossain Bablu chaired the meeting that was held in a cordial atmosphere.

Asia Foundation (AF) and RCCI assisted in arranging the
meeting of the businesspersons and chamber leaders with the
senior VAT officials for further enhancing trade and commerce in
the region and increasing the government's revenue collection.

General Secretary of Rangpur unit of Bangladesh Jewelers' Association Enamul Haque Sohel, President of district unit of Bangladesh Restaurant Owners' Association Abdul Mazid Khokan, Proprietor of Sayeed Bakery Reaz Shaheed Suman narrated the present situation in realizing VAT and prevailing problems in the field.

General Secretary of Nababganj Bazaar Businessmen Association Akbar Ali, President of district Shop Owners' Association Rezwan Ali Litan and Senior Programme Officer of AF Mir Mostaq Ahmed addressed.

Vice-president of RCCI Alhaj Habibur Rahman Raja, its Senior
Vice- president Alhaj Mostafa Sohrab Titu, Directors Mozammel
Haque Dambel and Md Fazlul Haque also took part in the discussion to focus the overall VAT realizing situation in the region.

Revenue Officers of the Customs, Excise and VAT Mohammad Ali Mandal and ASM Mohsin, RCCI Directors Rabi Somani and Moztoba Hossain Ripan, its Secretary AKM Yunus Pramanik and Deputy Secretary Ibrar Ali, were present.

Divisional Officer of the Customs, Excise and VAT Mohammad Wajed Ali thanked the businessmen of all strata of Rangpur region for their assistances that led to realization of double amount of VAT as revenue so far.

He assured the businessmen and traders of all strata of Rangpur region of full cooperation in resolving the prevailing issues with utmost sincerity and sought their further cooperation in realizing VAT within tolerable and reasonable limits.

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