Country’s revenue earning was Tk 400b more in last fiscal: Finance Minister

Finance Minister Mustafa Kamal presents the national budget for the 2021-22 fiscal year in the parliament on 3 June 2021File photo

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has said the National Board of Revenue (NBR) has earned Taka 400 billion more in 2021-22 fiscal year compared to the previous fiscal, reports news agency BSS.

“The NBR has earned over Taka 40,000 crore (400 billion) more in 2021-22 fiscal year compare to 2020-21 fiscal,” said the finance minister replying to a starred tabled question by treasury bench lawmaker M Abdul Latif of Chattogram-11 at the Jatiya Sangsad on Tuesday.

Country’s revenue earnings were Taka 301,633.84 crore (over 3.01 trillion) in 2021-22 fiscal while it was Taka 261,689.20 crore (over 2.61 trillion) in 2020-21, he mentioned.