The number of total Tax Identification Number (TIN) holders in the country is now 40,37,429 (over 4.037 million).
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal gave the information on Saturday in the parliament, reports BSS.
The minister was replying to a question from treasury bench lawmaker Md Mamunur Rashid Kiron tabled in the House with Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury in the chair.
Kamal informed the House that the government has taken various steps, including holding income tax fair, observing income tax day, setting up tax offices at 86 upazilas, giving awards to the best taxpayers, distributing ‘Tax Card’ and holding view exchange meetings with different stakeholders, to increase the number of TIN holders.
