- VAT and supplementary duty on nearly 100 items increased in Bangladesh despite inflation concerns
- New tax rates affect a wide range of goods and services including mobile phone usage, internet, various foods, clothing, and hotel services
- VAT on some items has risen from as low as 5 percent to 15 percent
- Industrial items like electric transformers and steel products also see VAT increase to 15 percent
- Medicine VAT raised at the trading stage, and VAT on services like printing and cinema tickets increased
- Excise duty on airfares increased, leading to higher costs
- Significant rise in supplementary duty on mobile phone usage, affecting overall charges
- Broadband internet services face a 10 percent supplementary duty increase
- Local business leaders and consumer advocates express concerns over the impact on costs and service quality
- Consumers Association of Bangladesh criticizes the mid-year tax hike as unprecedented and burdensome
Source: asianews.network
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