The government announced to impose 1% surcharge soon on the mobile phone uses, aims to create “Rural Education Fund"
The cabinet has approved the proposal of imposing 1% surcharge on cellphone use.
The approval came from the regular cabinet meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday.
Cabinet Secretary Muhammad Musharraf Hossain Bhuiyan told journalists after the meeting that the proposal to impose 1% surcharge on services available through a SIM or RIM card provided by mobile phone operators has been approved.
Earlier, the government announced to impose 1% surcharge soon on the mobile phone uses, aims to create “Rural Education Fund.”
Mobile phone industry insiders fear that the use of mobile phones would be more expensive for the mobile users if the surcharge is introduced.
The government is going to introduce the surcharge in the name of creating ‘Rural Education Fund’ though it was earlier decided to introduce 1% surcharge in the name of collecting ‘Information and Communication Technology Development Fund’ from the price of the imported and locally manufactured mobile phone handsets just two weeks before the parliament had passed the national budget for the next fiscal.
Currently, users share 15% VAT on any uses of mobile phone services including voice, data, or any other value added services and it will be 16% soon after imposing the fresh surcharge.
As the annual size of the mobile phone operators’ market is now close to Tk23,000 crore, the government will earn Tk230 crore in a year just after imposing the new surcharge on the mobile phone uses.
The finance minister had also proposed 2% surcharge on mobile phone uses in the budget proposal for 2012-13, but finally dropped his proposal amid huge criticism.
The government announced to impose 1% surcharge soon on the mobile phone uses, aims to create “Rural Education Fund"
The cabinet has approved the proposal of imposing 1% surcharge on cellphone use.
The approval came from the regular cabinet meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday.
Cabinet Secretary Muhammad Musharraf Hossain Bhuiyan told journalists after the meeting that the proposal to impose 1% surcharge on services available through a SIM or RIM card provided by mobile phone operators has been approved.
Earlier, the government announced to impose 1% surcharge soon on the mobile phone uses, aims to create “Rural Education Fund.”
Mobile phone industry insiders fear that the use of mobile phones would be more expensive for the mobile users if the surcharge is introduced.
The government is going to introduce the surcharge in the name of creating ‘Rural Education Fund’ though it was earlier decided to introduce 1% surcharge in the name of collecting ‘Information and Communication Technology Development Fund’ from the price of the imported and locally manufactured mobile phone handsets just two weeks before the parliament had passed the national budget for the next fiscal.
Currently, users share 15% VAT on any uses of mobile phone services including voice, data, or any other value added services and it will be 16% soon after imposing the fresh surcharge.
As the annual size of the mobile phone operators’ market is now close to Tk23,000 crore, the government will earn Tk230 crore in a year just after imposing the new surcharge on the mobile phone uses.
The finance minister had also proposed 2% surcharge on mobile phone uses in the budget proposal for 2012-13, but finally dropped his proposal amid huge criticism.
The government announced to impose 1% surcharge soon on the mobile phone uses, aims to create “Rural Education Fund"
The cabinet has approved the proposal of imposing 1% surcharge on cellphone use.
The approval came from the regular cabinet meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday.
Cabinet Secretary Muhammad Musharraf Hossain Bhuiyan told journalists after the meeting that the proposal to impose 1% surcharge on services available through a SIM or RIM card provided by mobile phone operators has been approved.
Earlier, the government announced to impose 1% surcharge soon on the mobile phone uses, aims to create “Rural Education Fund.”
Mobile phone industry insiders fear that the use of mobile phones would be more expensive for the mobile users if the surcharge is introduced.
The government is going to introduce the surcharge in the name of creating ‘Rural Education Fund’ though it was earlier decided to introduce 1% surcharge in the name of collecting ‘Information and Communication Technology Development Fund’ from the price of the imported and locally manufactured mobile phone handsets just two weeks before the parliament had passed the national budget for the next fiscal.
Currently, users share 15% VAT on any uses of mobile phone services including voice, data, or any other value added services and it will be 16% soon after imposing the fresh surcharge.
As the annual size of the mobile phone operators’ market is now close to Tk23,000 crore, the government will earn Tk230 crore in a year just after imposing the new surcharge on the mobile phone uses.
The finance minister had also proposed 2% surcharge on mobile phone uses in the budget proposal for 2012-13, but finally dropped his proposal amid huge criticism.
Source: http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2014/sep/15/1-surcharge-cellphone-use-approved