Dhaka, April 14 -- Commerce and Industries Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir on Monday said the government plans to expand the tax net to strengthen fiscal discipline without increasing personal tax rates.

"We will focus on bringing more individuals under taxation rather than raising rates," he said at a pre-budget discussion organised by the Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry at InterContinental Dhaka.

The event was attended by Planning Commission member Dr Monzur Hossain and International Chamber of Commerce Bangladesh (ICCB) President Mahbubur Rahman as special guests, and moderated by DCCI President Taskeen Ahmed.

The minister assured that the upcoming budget would not impose additional burdens on businesses and expressed confi...