Designing an efficient VAT System

There have been plenty of discourses about designing a value added tax (VAT) system in the country. There were enough talks on exemption, standard rate, truncated rates, tariff value, threshold, treatment to the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) etc. These continue to appear inconclusive. The new VAT law (Value Added...

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Bangladesh: Journey towards achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were adopted by the United Nations (UN) at the end of 2015 immediately after achievement of the MDGs. The SDG Agenda was adopted after extensive consultations with governments, civil societies, business and development partners to agree on a new and inspirational agenda for global development....

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