KABUL’s financial and budgetary commission on Monday said charging the 10 percent tax on cell phone users was illegal after a presidential decree imposing the levy had been rejected by the lower house.
The lower house earlier this month rejected by a majority of vote the presidential decree which had been endorsed by the Council of Ministers during parliament’s summer recess, with lawmakers arguing the presidential decree was against Article 79 of the Constitution.
Article 79 says: “During parliament recess, the government shall, in . . .









