Dhaka, March 24 -- After a Tk 182.21 billion shortfall in domestic revenue mobilisation by February this year, the revenue authority now needs to collect Tk 458.53 billion in each of the remaining four months of the current fiscal year to achieve its target.

On a positive note, the revenue collection shortfall has begun to decline thanks to the tax authority's improved performance. Still, economists say meeting the full-year revenue collection target is unlikely.

According to the National Board of Revenue (NBR) provisional data, the authority collected Tk 2.26 trillion in tax revenue -- falling short of its Tk 2.44 trillion target.

The NBR has collected 55.26 per cent of its revised revenue collection target in the first eight months o...