The committee also urged the government to resume the discontinued process of selling subsidised goods via trucks through the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh, or TCB. Speaking at a press conference at the committee's central office in Dhaka’s Banglamotor on Saturday, Member Secretary Akhtar Hossain announced the demands. On Jan 10, the interim government issued two ordinances raising VAT and supplementary duties on essential goods and services, including medicine, LPG, powdered milk, and mobile SIM use. Akhtar said, "Recently, the government issued two ordinances to increase VAT and supplementary duties on over a hundred goods and services to boost revenue. The National Citizens’ Committee made two demands - the immediate withdrawal of the VAT and supplementary duty ordinances and the resumption of TCB’s truck sales.

Source: bd News24 January 11, 2025 10:39 UTC