KANDAHAR (Pajhwok): Revenue of the Kandahar City’s municipality jumped 85 percent this year compared to last year’s returns, resulting in increased reconstruction activities.
Zamarai Sargand, the Kandahar City municipality spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News the municipality collected over 433 million afghanis revenue this year compared to last year’s only 45 million afs, showing a 85 percent increase.
He linked the significant surge in revenue to transparency in the tax collection process and recovery of debts, fines and past years’ arrears.
The revenue was generated from cleanliness charges, rents of municipality properties, parks’ tickets, contracts, the rents of . . .
