Finance Minister AMA Muhith

Finance Minister AMA Muhith

Finance Minister AMA Muhith is the first among the ministers who disclosed his wealth statement to the public.
He disclosed his wealth statement on Sunday while introducing online tax payment system at the Finance Division at Bangladesh Secretariat.
According to the wealth statement, Muhith is the owner of Tk 1,27,25,646 movable and immovable properties. He paid Tk 19,130 tax against Tk 3,49,496 taxable income.
The minister while inaugurating the new system said a target has been set to bring the entire country under the online tax submission net within a year.
Some 27 lakh people have their Tax Identification Numbers (TINs) but only eight lakh submit tax returns, he added.
(Source: The Daily Star)