The National Board of Revenue yesterday revised down the value-added tax and supplementary duty (SD) on nine goods and services, including mobile phone usage, internet services and medicine.

The National Board of Revenue is set to revise down the value-added tax (VAT) and supplementary duty (SD) on a number of items including mobile phone usage, internet services, medicine, clothes and restaurants as public outcry became deafening.

The NBR will increase supplementary duty on mobile phone usage by 3 percentage points

SD on SIM will be raised to 20% and VAT on eSIM will be increased to Tk 300 each

National Board of Revenue has issued a Statutory Regulatory Order (SRO) reducing 2 percent supplementary duty on mobile usage.