Govt will involve DCs to increase revenue earnings, says Muhith
Monday, 26 July 2010
Finance Minister AMA Muhith Sunday said that the government would involve the Deputy Commissioners (DCs) to increase country's revenue earnings, reports UNB.
"They (DCs) proposed to be involved with the government bid to increase revenue earnings as well as strengthen the tax base. We've decided to do this," he said while exchanging views with the DCs at the Cabinet Division marking the three-day Deputy Commissioner's Conference 2010.
Talking to the reporters after the meeting, Muhith said that it is not possible at the moment to set up income tax offices at upazila level.
"But I've directed the DCs to keep information about the wealthy and influential businessmen at upazila and union levels… it needs an indirect survey."
Replying to a question, he said such initiative would bring some benefit in the next year's revenue collection.
The Finance Minister said that he had especially directed the DCs to emphasise three issues - eradicating illiteracy, controlling market and digitization. "I've told them to hold programmes in association with the NGOs, local government bodies and local people to eradicate illiteracy."
On digitalisation, he asked the DCs not to limit their activities only on computer work and power point presentation.
"Digitization will be there when a person would be able to know with a single touch what is happening in the thanas, what is the present state of cases or proceedings or the number of schools or teachers in a certain area," Muhith added.
During the meeting, the DCs stressed the need for using pillars for river demarcation and the Finance Minister assured them of providing necessary fund for the purpose.
Cabinet Secretary M Abdul Aziz, Finance Secretary Dr. Mohammad Tareq and Economic Relations Division (ERD) Secretary Musharraf Hossain Bhuiyan were also present at the meeting.
"They (DCs) proposed to be involved with the government bid to increase revenue earnings as well as strengthen the tax base. We've decided to do this," he said while exchanging views with the DCs at the Cabinet Division marking the three-day Deputy Commissioner's Conference 2010.
Talking to the reporters after the meeting, Muhith said that it is not possible at the moment to set up income tax offices at upazila level.
"But I've directed the DCs to keep information about the wealthy and influential businessmen at upazila and union levels… it needs an indirect survey."
Replying to a question, he said such initiative would bring some benefit in the next year's revenue collection.
The Finance Minister said that he had especially directed the DCs to emphasise three issues - eradicating illiteracy, controlling market and digitization. "I've told them to hold programmes in association with the NGOs, local government bodies and local people to eradicate illiteracy."
On digitalisation, he asked the DCs not to limit their activities only on computer work and power point presentation.
"Digitization will be there when a person would be able to know with a single touch what is happening in the thanas, what is the present state of cases or proceedings or the number of schools or teachers in a certain area," Muhith added.
During the meeting, the DCs stressed the need for using pillars for river demarcation and the Finance Minister assured them of providing necessary fund for the purpose.
Cabinet Secretary M Abdul Aziz, Finance Secretary Dr. Mohammad Tareq and Economic Relations Division (ERD) Secretary Musharraf Hossain Bhuiyan were also present at the meeting.