{
  "id": 5956387,
  "title": "Over-reliance on indirect taxes harms low-income earners",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/over-reliance-on-indirect-taxes-harms-low-income-earners",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-06T09:53:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dhaka Tribune Business",
    "slug": "dhaka-tribune-business",
    "url": "https://www.dhakatribune.com/business/419204/over-reliance-on-indirect-taxes-harms-low-income"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Bangladesh’s heavy reliance on indirect taxes disproportionately affects commoners, who bear a far greater burden from VAT and similar duties than the rich. In the final quarter of FY26 (April–June), indirect taxes—including value-added tax (VAT), supplementary duties, and import duties—accounted for 63.1% of total revenue collected by the National Board of Revenue... Details",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}