Efforts underway to widen tax net: NBR chairman 

National Board of Revenue (NBR) Chairman Md Abdur Rahman Khan has said, “We want to widen further the tax net and make risk-based audit selection to catch the tax evaders. We want to facilitate the compliant taxpayers so that they can do business comfortably and you'll see such reflection in the next 
budget.

The NBR chairman was addressing a RAPID-ERF Seminar on "Domestic Resource Mobilization" as the chief guest held at the ERF Auditorium in the capital on Saturday.

Presided over ERF President Doulot Akter Mala, Dhaka University Professor and RAPID Executive Director Dr M Abu Eusuf made the key-note presentation while Head of Online at the Daily Prothom Alo Shawkat Hossain Masum spoke as a discussant. ERF General Secretary Abul Kashem moderated the programme.

The NBR chairman said that there would be absolutely business-friendly and public welfare oriented revenue and tax measures in the next national budget for FY26 much to the comfort of the general taxpayers and business community.

Replying to a question, he said that the tax exemptions would not be provided afresh while the existing tax exemptions would be reduced gradually.