Income tax analysis

We analyze the income tax paid by the 2026 general election candidates.

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Distribution of the income tax paid in between Q1 and Q3 (inter quantile range).

Insight

Most candidates pay BDT 3-10 thousand tax.

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Histogram visualizing the percentage of income paid as tax.

Insight

Most candidates pay roughly 5% of their income as tax.

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Comparison of the median income, wealth and tax paid between groups of regular and irregular taxpayers (irregular=tax amount has high deviation from the tax amount calculated from net income).

Insight

Irregular taxpayers have quite high wealth and net income when compared to the regular taxpayers.