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Bangladesh’s tax-to-GDP ratio falls to half of Pakistan’s, says NBR chief
Bangladesh’s tax-to-GDP ratio has dropped to 6.6 percent, which is roughly half of Pakistan’s, amid a steady decline, according to the chairman of the National Board of Revenue (NBR). Md Abdur Rahman Khan described the situation as “very alarming” while speaking at a dialogue organised by the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) in Dhaka on Tuesday. “Our tax-to-GDP ratio is steadily going down, which is very alarming. Pakistan’s deputy prime minister [Ishaq Dar] told me their ratio is 12.2 percent. Ours was 7.4 percent last year, and now it has fallen further, to 6.6 percent,” Khan said. The NBR chairman warned that with such a low ratio, it would be “challenging” to sustain the development people expect or to service...
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