Pay tax properly to boost economy: Mosharraf

CHITTAGONG, Sept 16 (BSS): All particularly the business community have been urged to pay taxes properly for boosting country's internal resources and economy.

Housing and Public Works Minister Engineer Mosharraf Hossain, MP, made the appeal while addressing the inaugural ceremony of Income Tax Fair-2014 here today.

The minister said the government has taken various steps to develop National Board of Revenue (NBR) including introduction of a wide-range digital taxation in the country to make easier the tax payment system so that the people feel encouraged in paying all kinds of Value-added Tax (VAT) and taxes properly.

"There is no alternative to internal resource mobilisation if we want to lessen dependency on foreign loan and aids in implementing the development scheme," the minister said.

Commissioner of Tax in Chittagong Dabir Uddin presided over the function, while NBR member Ramendra Chandra Boshak, Income Tax commissioners Apurbo Kanti Das and Mohammad Nazrul Islam addressed the function. Speaking on the occasion, the minister declared that the construction work of 20-storied Tax Bhaban for the taxation offices of Chittagong Zone will be started from December next and the construction work will be complete within next two years.