23 trained for tax law implementation

Thursday August 11, 2005 (1529 PST)

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KABUL, August 12 (Online): Twenty-three commerce and law graduates, nominated by the Finance Ministry as tax officers, completed three months training here.

This was the first batch of the tax officers being trained ahead of September 23, date set for implementation of the new taxation law.

Addressing the ceremony, Deputy Finance Minister Asad Sakhi Farhad said the training was aimed at fulfilling the requirements of trained graduates and professionals of the country.

At present, he said, they were providing training to graduates in the central capital in matters relating to tax collection, but shortage of skilled manpower was still existed in other parts of the country.

Farhad said the government's revenue currently estimated at $270 millions, would go up by five per cent after implementation of the new taxation law.

Under the new law, individuals having more than 12,500 Afghanis ($250) monthly income will be liable to pay 10 per cent income tax.

Aziz Shams, spokesman for the Finance Ministry, told Pajhwok Afghan News the ministry needed 150 professionals to inform and guide people and organisations of the procedure of the new tax law.

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