Remove 7.5 percent VAT

The finance minister recently categorically rejected the demand of private university students of removing 7.5 percent VAT imposed on their tuition fees. He also added that the VAT is just a nominal amount. But the fact remains  that our guardians face huge difficulties to pay the already existing amount of tuition fees. Imposing a 7.5 percent VAT would burden them more. We urge the minister to remove this VAT from our education system. Education is our right; it is not a commodity.

Samiul Raijul
School of Business
North South University, Dhaka