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Kolkata: West Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra refuted allegations of Bengal Global Business Summit (BGBS) being a damp squib and informed Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar that the annual summit has helped in improving the GDP and also in enhancing investors perception about the state. Last month, Dhankhar had also sought to know about the achievements made in the BGBS -- actual investments made and jobs created. "It would also bring out the proactive nature of the government to attract investments and thereby, generate employment," he said. "Similarly, tax collection has grown from Rs 21,228 crore in 2010-11 to Rs 65,806 crores in 2019-20. The next edition of BGBS is scheduled to be held from December 15 to 17, the finance minister had announced before the coronavirus pandemic set in..