Economists and policymakers have called for timely and business-friendly reforms in the supplementary and excise duty structure to remove obstacles to investment and business expansion. Syed Mushfequr Rahman said: “We do not want to encourage excessively high tax rates, but revenue collection must also be ensured. He added that further in-depth analysis would be undertaken in the next phase of the research to recommend a more effective and contemporary excise duty structure. Hafiz Choudhury, principal, The M Group, Inc, who joined virtually, questioned whether the current NBR framework is capable of ensuring fair and rational excise duty assessment. Currently, a discriminatory excise duty system exists, where imported goods are taxed at higher rates than domestic products.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 04, 2026 07:25 UTC