Bangladesh, April 18 -- Manufacturers of electrical and electronic goods will get more tax benefits than the assemblers of such products in the next budget for financial year 2019-20, National Board of Revenue (NBR) Chairman Md Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan said on Wednesday.

To promote export diversification, the revenue authority will also offer the potential export-oriented industries similar tax benefits as enjoyed by the garment sector, he said.

The NBR chief came up with the assurances at a pre-budget discussion with the electrical and electronic product manufacturers at the NBR headquarters in the city's Segunbagicha area.

Mr Bhuiyan said the NBR would offer different duty benefits and incentives for manufacturers and assemblers of mo...