, April 5 -- The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has taken a move to expand its Value Added Tax (VAT) base, with a view to increase revenue collection for the national exchequer.

In a meeting chaired by NBR chairman Md Abdur Rahman Khan on Thursday, the field level officials of Dhaka have been asked to be more active and sincere for improving VAT collection keeping aside the stories of growth.

An official who was present in the meeting told UNB that the NBR chairman has instructed them to expand the base of VAT.

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"I do not want to hear the word growth anymore, I want to see the expansion of VAT net," the NBR official quoted the NBR chairman as saying.

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