- NBR waives VAT on refined and unrefined soybean and palm oil to control cooking oil prices
- VAT reduced from 15% to 5% on import of soybean and palm oil
- Prices of soybean and palm oil have been increasing in the international market
- Price of loose edible oil has risen due to supply shortage and price hike
- Cooking oil traders in Dhaka have seen price increases of Tk 10-15 per litre
- Total demand for cooking oil in the country is 2.2 million tonnes, with production at 2.50 lakh tonnes and import at 23 lakh tonnes in FY 2023-24.
Source: observerbd.com
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