Dhaka, April 22 -- Government's revenue authority faces an uphill task of collecting Tk 1.50 trillion in the last quarter of the current fiscal to reach even its revised target, as the tax receipt so far shows shortfalls.

Revenue officials could find it a tough chase to collect Tk 500 billion on average each month in April, May and June from the existing tax base, an FE analysis says.

Until March 2024, the National Board of Revenue (NBR) had collected 63.36 per cent of its revised target for the entire year.

The July-March tax-revenue collection came to Tk 2.59 trillion, leaving a shortfall of Tk 219.30 billion. The pared-down annual target is Tk 4.10 trillion for the 2023-24 fiscal.

On average, the revenue board collects Tk 300 billi...