Finance Minister Abul Hasan Mahmud Ali on Wednesday said the country's revenue earning during the current fiscal year's January was over Taka 1.97 lakh crore.
"The country's revenue earning till January 2024 during the current 2023-2024 fiscals was Taka 1,97,839.12 crore", he said while responding to a query raised by treasury bench lawmaker M Abdul Latif of Chattogram-11 at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban with Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury in the chair.
While the accumulated stamp duty earnings till December 2023 during the current 2023-2024 fiscal was Taka 1626 crore, the minister told the parliament.
To increase the revenue earnings, the government has taken various steps including formulation of the income tax act, 2023 in Bangla, simplifying income tax through E-return and initiatives have been taken to formulate the Stamp act, 2023 in Bangla.
In addition to this, the government has made tax payment easier online through A-Chalan, rocket, Nagad, bikash and Sonali Bank E-payment.
Apart from these, Proof of Submission of Return (PSR) has been made compulsory for 41 services.
Besides, the Finance Minister said in the first six months of the current fiscal year some Tk 6.81 lakh crore have been transacted through mobile financial services.
The minister said this while responding to a tabled question of ruling party MP elected from Noakhali Mamunur Rashid Kiran.
In response to the question of an independent MP elected from Dhaka Muhammad Saiful Islam, the finance minister said that from July to January of the current financial year remittance worth $12, 900.63 million have come to the country.
Of the amount, $2, 425.58 million came from the United Arab Emirates, $1,610.38 million from the United Kingdom, $ 1601.22 million from Saudi Arabia, $1332.63 million from the United States, and $900.26 million from Italy.
In response to the question of Independent lawmaker elected from Mymensingh ABM Anisuzzaman, State Minister for ICT Junaid Ahmed Palak said that 192 local and foreign companies have started business activities in 18 Hi-Tech parks operated by the government.
“Till now about Tk 2150 crore has been invested from the private sector,” he said.