Dhaka, May 8 -- Ensuring accountability and transparency in utilising taxpayers' money is imperative and digitised interface linking government authorities is the tool to get to the goal, experts say.

Speakers at a pre-budget discussion Thursday came up with this and numerous other suggestions for reforms on economic and financial front for government authorities to emulate.

They also emphasised the importance of changing the mindset of both taxpayers and the government as while many tax payers seek to evade taxes, authorities often create unnecessary hassles and impose penalties on taxpayers.

The speakers at the meet, titled 'Digital Accounting and Revenue Collection', called for greater digitisation of the tax system to ensure a hass...