Grameenphone Ltd. handed over a cheque of BDT 200 crores to the Chairman of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) as installment of advance tax for FY 2010-11 on June 22, 2011.

The cheque was handed over to Dr. Nasir Ahmed, Chairman, NBR, by Raihan Shamsi, Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Grameenphone. Other senior officials of NBR and Grameenphone were present on the occasion.

Grameenphone has been contributing significantly to the national exchequer since its inception. For the Fiscal Year 2010-11 Grameenphone has paid BDT 1,008 crores to the national exchequer as Income Tax only. For last three fiscal years Grameenphone has been the highest income tax payer of the country.

Total contribution by Grameenphone to Government Exchequer for this fiscal year up to March’11 was BDT 2,845 crores, on account of Income Tax, VAT, Duties and all other payments to different Government bodies. Since its inception, Grameenphone paid a total of BDT 19,446 crore to the national exchequer as of March 2011.

Grameenphone has invested more than BDT 16,000 crores in Bangladesh since its inception.

Corporate Communications Department
Grameenphone Ltd.
Phone: 9882990
Website: www.grameenphone.com