Pre-budget Discussion
Staff Correspondent
15th April, 2021 10:16:14
Newspaper editors have sought withdrawal of tax on newsprint import as well as cut in corporate tax in the next fiscal’s budget.
The newspaper editors and electronic media CEOs put forward their demand at virtual a pre-budget discussion with the Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Thursday.
The Daily Star Editor Mahfuz Anam, the Daily Bangladesh Pratidin Editor Naem Nizam, Bangladesh Television Director-General Sohrab Hossain, Daily Amader Notun Somoy Editor Naeemul Islam Khan and Channel I Senior journalist Shykh Seraj, among others, spoke at the event.
Naem Nizam sought tax withdrawal on newsprint import, while Nayeemul Islam Khan sought a cut in corporate tax for the newspaper industry, the finance minister told reporters after the meeting.
Cut duties on newsprint, corporate tax
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