Finance, commerce and science and technology adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Saturday said that the National Board of Revenue would take steps on undisclosed money held by errant taxpayers, while said that the deputy commissioners were asked to take action against extortionists.聽聽聽聽聽
Those who had undisclosed money would be caught, he said while talking to reporters after a meeting with the officials of the Bangladesh Institute of Governance and Management in the city鈥檚 Agargaon.
The finance adviser noted that undisclosed money legalisation scope offered by the immediate past political regime in the current budget was already cancelled.
He hoped that the current crackdown on plunderers and big fishes would be visible in coming days.
Already many bank accounts had been frozen, he said, adding that the holders of those accounts would face trial if primary investigations found evidence of misdeeds.
The finance adviser noted that the interim government would finish the process quickly.
Answering a question on price hikes of essentials, the finance adviser reiterated that a quick fall in prices of all essential commodities was unlikely to happen.
Referring to cut in duties on import of potato, onion and egg, he said that fall in prices of essentials would happen gradually.
He said that the interim government took a hard line against the market manipulators.
He also said that the deputy commissioners had already been asked to take measures against extortionists.
The interim government will enhance market monitoring and ensure fair prices for the growers.
Asked to comment on the recent labour unrest in the readymade garments sector, the finance adviser said that they were discussing with owners and workers to solve the problem.
On Wednesday, authorities were forced to close around 167 readymade garment factories in the industrial areas of Ashulia, Savar and Gazipur amid escalated labour unrest.
Businesses have urged the government to address the ongoing unrest firmly, asserting that it was not the workers but outsiders who were attempting to destabilise the country鈥檚 export sector.
The finance adviser said that they were also discussing the issue of unrest with political parties.
All stakeholders were coopering over the issue, he mentioned.