Debtors Should Pay more 2 Billion Afghani: Municipality

Officials in Municipally of Afghanistan have stated that the Governmental and None Governmental offices owe more 2 billion Afghan from Kabul Municipality office,stating case has been reported to the Presidential palace for further cooperation to resolve the issues.

Deputy of Kabul Mayor insisted that the current law for citizens doesn’t meet all the requirements of the residents,its necessary to review the law ,and paying taxation should be compulsory to all.

Not paying the taxes on its right and determined date and time have caused some of the Governmental and none Governmental institutions to owe the Kabul municipality.

Deputy of Kabul Mayor Mohammad Aslam Akrami said, “debtors are the Governmental departments and private companies,the Governmental departments has owed four hundred seventy million Afghani, the private companies who are active in Kabul city.”

Mr Akrami demanded the reviewing of the law for municipality and taxation to make debtors to pay their taxes.

We still work accordingly to the 40 year old municipality law which doesn’t resolve the demands of the current condition,there is no punishment granted within the law to make the debtors pay taxes deputy of the Kabul Mayor added.

He has stated that Kabul municipality office still suffering collecting taxes if the current system gets changed and computerized it will resolve all the issues.

Acting Mayor for Kabul city Abdul Ahad Wahid said,” we have optional budgeting system for collecting incomes who will launch different projects based on the budget, if the system is changed and incomes is collected through computers it will resolve more problems.”

This comes after that Kabul municipality office began to implement a Master plan for Kabul city which will create more asphalted roads,developed town, and houses for the residents a question remains that will the officials in Kabul municipality implement the plan correctly ?

Reported by Rafi Sediqee