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Jump to full article: The New Nation (bd), 2006-06-03
Author: K.S.M.Arif / Executive Director, The Mother Bangladesh
Intro: There are 80 to 90 gul-manufacturing shops in the country. Most of these are situated in the Southern districts.
Sources said, about one crore of taka is transacted everyday on account of gul. But surprisingly the manufacturers do not pay taxes, as there is no tax on it. The same source said, government could earn a good amount as revenue from this item provided tax was imposed as done in case of biri and cigarettes.
Since Bangladesh has signed International Tobacco Control Convention, it implies upon the government to bring Gul under taxation system.
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