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4. State of affairs of fiscal data in Bangladesh
(contd.)
IV. Accuracy
ā Accuracy of fiscal data in Bangladesh has been repeatedly brought under
scrutiny as different sources published different figures for the
same indicator and same source published different figures for the
same indicator over time
NBR tax collection: Data discrepancy between sources
NBR Difference Departure (in %)
Year
MOF
in crore Tk.
from MoF
FY17
171,639
171,656
17
0.01
FY18 187,103
202,313
15,210
8.13
FY19
218,622
223,462|
4,840
2.21
FY20 216,037
216,452
415
0.19
FY21
|263,872
259,867
-4,005
-1.52
Source: Compiled and calculated using data from MoF and NBR
Bhattacharya et al. (2022): Fiscal data in Bangladesh: Issues and Challenges
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