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SANGSAD BHABAN, June 24, 2026 (BSS) – Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury today informed the Parliament that the government collected Tk 141,586 crore in revenue from Value Added Tax (VAT) during the last fiscal year 2024–25.

The minister disclosed the information while replying to a written tabled question by ruling party reserved-seat lawmaker Selina Sultana in Parliament.

He said the government has plans to bring several business sectors under the VAT net in the next fiscal year 2026–27 to enhance revenue collection and expand the tax base.

The sectors proposed to be brought under VAT coverage include grocery stores, ready-made garment and clothing retailers, confectionery shops, cosmetics stores, sellers of plastic and ceramic household products, footwear outlets, hardware retailers, decorators, vendors of mobile phones, air conditioners, refrigerators, ovens and other electronic products, paint and hardware businesses, sanitary and fittings and tiles shops, corrugated sheet retailers, rod and cement businesses, furniture stores, beauty parlours, sweetmeat shops and restaurants.