NBR staff body terms meeting with Dr Salehuddin 'unsuccessful'

NBR Reform Unity Council on Tuesday termed their meeting with the finance adviser unsuccessful.

In a press release it said that a meeting was held at the Conference Room of the Finance Division between a 13-member delegation of the NBR Reform Unity Council and the adviser, Dr Salehuddin Ahmed, in the presence of two other advisers.

The members of the Revenue Reform Advisory Committee, three former members of the National Board of Revenue (NBR), the secretary of the Finance Ministry, and the chairman of the National Board of Revenue were also present at the meeting.

“We would like to inform all concerned that the meeting ended without yielding any fruitful outcome,” the press release said.

An official press briefing will be held on Wednesday to announce the next course of action by the NBR Reform Unity Council.

Furthermore, it said that all officials and employees of all levels working under the Income Tax, Customs, and VAT departments in Dhaka-based offices of the NBR will hold a sit-in program on the ground floor of the NBR headquarters.

 Officials and employees of NBR offices outside Dhaka will carry out similar sit-in programs at their respective workplaces.

It will start from 9:00am and continue until the conclusion of the press briefing.