Bangladesh groups urge 1% tax regime for renewable energy equipment

The Daily Star reports that CLEAN, BWGED and partner organisations presented the proposal ahead of the national budget, calling for customs duties, VAT, advance income tax, advance tax and regulatory duties on renewable equipment to be reduced to a combined 1%. The groups said Bangladesh has only 1,679 MW of installed renewable capacity against an estimated potential of nearly 132,000 MW, while annual solar tax revenue is small relative to national revenue targets. For SolarNews readers, this is a high-signal policy item because import duties and tax design directly shape rooftop and distributed solar economics.