Dhaka, April 26 -- Apparel and associated industries have put forward a slew of pre-budget proposals to the government, including reducing source tax on exports and withdrawing tax on cash incentives and policy perks for solar panels and MMF garments.

Leaders of textile, garment, and their allied industries also seek necessary policy perks to ease the import of solar-panel systems amid the ongoing fuel crisis and encourage investment in manmade fibre (MMF)-based garment manufacturing.

The export-sector leaders tabled the proposals at a pre-budget meeting with National Board of Revenue (NBR) Chairman Abdur Rahman Khan at the latter's Agargaon office in the capital on Sunday.

Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BG...