Dhaka, Aug. 26 -- Eighty-two per cent of businesses consider the current tax rate "unfair" and a major obstacle to growth, according to a survey conducted by the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD).

The survey found that 79 per cent of participating businesses identified lack of accountability among tax officials as a major problem, while 72 per cent cited corruption in tax administration as their primary obstacle. Another key challenge highlighted was the absence of a fully digital tax filing system.

The findings were unveiled on Tuesday at a city hotel dialogue, where CPD Senior Research Associate Md Tamim Ahmed presented the keynote paper on corporate tax and VAT reforms.

The session was moderated by CPD Research Director Dr Khondaker ...