Ali Imam Majumder, food adviser, claimed that the additional duty and VAT imposed on more than half a hundred products and services during the fiscal year will not cause any difficulty to the people. He claimed this while talking to reporters at Madaripur Circuit House on Monday (January 13).
Ali Imam Majumdar said, the government needs revenue, it also needs a lot of subsidies. This money has to be collected from somewhere. So VAT has been increased on some products, it will not be a problem.
The impact of the notification issued by the government last Thursday increasing Value Added Tax (MUSAC) or VAT and supplementary duty on hundreds of goods and services has already hit the market; Prices of several goods and services have increased. This picture was obtained by visiting various markets and talking to ordinary buyers and traders.
Restaurant-owners are collecting additional VAT on the bill from the customer. The sector stakeholders are implementing the new price of clothing. The operators are deducting the additional cost of mobile phone calls and internet.
People from various walks of life are strongly criticizing the government's move to fulfill the conditions of the IMF loan. But the interim government has justified it by saying that it will not have 'that much impact'. This demand was also made in a press conference from the Press Wing of the Chief Adviser on Sunday.
The food advisor also said that food safety was at risk. The current government is trying to fill that deficit. Arrangements have been made to import food from abroad. Import activities will help to stabilize the country's rice market.
Commenting that there will be a good harvest in the future, he said, 'If there is a bumper crop of Eri rice, there will be no need to import rice from abroad. The first duty of the interim government is to import food from abroad, to ensure that the food reaches different parts of the country properly.
Ali Imam Majumdar said that the benefits of OMS are being considered. In the meantime, 2 tons of rice has been given to each upazila. In the food-friendly program, 50 lakh beneficiaries of the country will get 30 kg of rice at the rate of just 15 taka for the next two months.
Deputy Commissioner of Madaripur deleted. Yasmin Akhtar, Superintendent of Police. Saifuzzaman and Deputy Director of Local Government Department. Habibul Alam was present on the occasion.
