Khost municipality first quarter revenue jumps 80pc: Mayor

KHOST CITY (Pajhwok):  The first quarter revenue of the municipality of southeastern Khost province has increased by 80 percent compared to the same quarter last year, the mayor said on Thursday.

The mayor, Qari Bismillah Bilal, was speaking at a gathering about the revenue of the municipality’s first quarter of 1401 solar year here.

The mayor tied the increase in revenue to bringing about transparency in the municipality’s affairs and timely provision of services to the people.

He said they collected more than 71 million afghanis revenue during the first three months of the ongoing solar year, showing an 80 percent increase over the same period last year.

Bilal added they transparently collected taxes from properties and other services of the municipality and would continue the process to further increase the income.

He said eleven different development projects would be launched this solar year in Khost City, which would create many facilities for the residents.

Engineer Abdul Basir Mohammadzai, technical advisor of Khost municipality, told the gathering that they owned a committed team and they were committed to providing services to the citizens.

He said the municipality was committed to disclosing the revenue collected from the citizens in various sectors at all times at such accountability meetings.

Meanwhile, Maulvi Syed Karim Shah, a member of the municipal advisory board, told the gathering that holding such accountability meetings was an effective way to create transparency in government departments.

He said similar programs should be set up in other government departments in the province to ensure that people were aware of how their money was being spent.

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