DHAKA, April 23, 2024 (BSS) - The revenue collection by the National Board of Revenue (NBR) from income tax, customs and VAT during the July-March period of the current fiscal year (FY24) witnessed a 15.23 percent growth fetching Taka 2,59,866 crore.

The revenue collection by the revenue board during the July-March period of the last fiscal year (FY23) was Taka 2,25,513 crore.

According to data from the NBR, the revenue collection from the customs during this nine-month period totaled Taka 74,262.72 crore, from VAT Taka 1,00702.39 crore and income tax and travel tax Taka 84,901 crore.

The NBR data showed that, the revenue collection by NBR during the July-March period of the last fiscal year (FY23) from customs were Taka 67,380.34 crore, from income tax Taka 71,227 crore and revenue collection from VAT Taka 86,905.53 crore.

The NBR has set a revenue collection target of Taka 4,10,000 crore in the current fiscal year.