The National Board of Revenue yesterday honoured 10 firms for depositing large amounts of value-added tax from sales at the Dhaka International Trade Fair that wrapped up early this week.

Finance Minister AMA Muhith handed over the awards to the representatives of the companies at an event held at the NBR headquarters.

Walton Hi-Tech Industries, Rangs Electronics, Hatil Complex, CP Bangladesh, RFL Plastics, Butterfly Marketing, Durable Plastic, Akter Mattress Industries, Rangpur Metal Industries and Agricultural Marketing Company received crests and certificates for paying the highest amount of VAT out of the 588 participants in DITF this year.

Of the winners, four -- RFL Plastics, Durable Plastic, Rangpur Metal and AMCL -- are concerns of PRAN-RFL Group.

Choudhury Atiur Rasul, accounts director of PRAN-RFL Group, received the awards on behalf of the four companies, said a press release.

Participants in the show deposited Tk 5.2 crore as VAT this year, up 38 percent year-on-year, according to the NBR.

Prime Minister's Adviser on Economic Affairs Mashiur Rahman and NBR Chairman Md Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan were present at

the event.