For every Tk100 mobile recharge, the govt takes Tk28

Mobile phone users in Bangladesh will have to pay more for talk time and internet usage as the government has increased supplementary duty on these services by 5 percentage points. For every Tk100 recharge, people will now get only around Tk62 for talk time and internet usage, instead of the previous Tk75, as the government’s share has increased to Tk28. Experts criticize this move, saying Bangladesh’s telecom sector already has one of the highest tax rates globally, and further increasing it is a wrong decision.