Dhaka, June 19 -- The Bangladesh Restaurant Owners Association (BROA) on Friday urged the government to set a uniform Value Added Tax (VAT) rate for both restaurants and catering services and completely withdraw the proposed source tax on essential commodities in the national budget for the fiscal year FY2026-27.

The association placed a 7-point charter of demands at a press conference held at its central office of the organization in the capital's Purana Paltan area on Friday morning.

Reading out a written statement, BROA Secretary General Imran Hassan welcomed the initiative of the BNP government and Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury to formulate a business-friendly budget amidst prevailing macroeconomic challenges, high i...